Early Results of a Pragmatic Trial: Report to a State Agency on Acupuncture for the Underserved Amid the Opioid Crisis.

The article focuses on a legislature of Vermont to explore the acupuncture option for treatment of chronic pain in an underserved population amid that state's opioid-related challenges, referencing an article related to the matter by Robert Davis, president of Society for Acupuncture Research (SAR). It states that a SAR team successfully recommended a single-arm, noncontrolled study, and mentions opinions of Vermont Medical association representing the conventional practitioners.