When working in the medical team forforeign aids

the author applied body andauricular needling to 210 smokers for givingup smoking with satisfactory result.“Baihui”point was used and the needleretained for 15 minutes.The press needleswere embedded in“Shenmen”pointsof both auricles for one week.In casethere is an urge to smoke

gentle massagemight be given.The result revealed that 191cases（90.95%）gave up smoking after 1～3courses of treatment

while the rest smokedless frequently than before.The mechanismof stopping smoking by acupuncture needsfurther investigation.