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19. there are many professionals who disagree

that it is rubbish. both anecdotal and medical study have shown it to be effective. the study will continue, and in the meantime, those who do find it helpful can continue to receive it. and those who wish to wait for the results of further study or shun it outright are free to do so. but as long as there are thousands of unnecessary surgeries done every year, possibly millions of unnecessary prescriptions written, and millions spent on non evidence based tests just to get people rich, acupuncture is not going to go away based on the ethical argument. ask 100 people whether they would like back surgery or a simple acupuncture treatment. personally i would like to see a survey like that.