It has been estimated (Samantha A, Chalker et al. ) that Borderlines consume up to 40% of mental health services... ... A desire for more treatment is characteristic of clients with BPD (Goodman et al., 2010), and there is often over-treatment with minimally effective results (Gunderson et al., 2011; Linehan & Heard, 1999; Skodol et al., 2002). At the same time, clients with BPD are more likely to dropout of treatment prematurely (American Psychiatric Association, 2001; Ben-Porath, 2004). Clients with BPD have a poor response to traditional community outpatient treatments, and research has found that they consume up to 40% of mental health services provided in a given setting even on an outpatient basis (Geller, 1986; Surber et al., 1987; Widiger & Weissman, 1991; Woogh, 1986) ... Below are three women I consider to be in full-fledged /remission, all thanks to Dr. Michael O. Smith’s 5-point ear acupuncture. CLICK on their pictures to hear their stories, both individually and as they talk with each other, comparing notes. They were happy to share their experience with all comers.... Today, Borderline is seen through new lenses, and is now considered by researchers to be a disorder of an inherited or early life deficiency of µ-opioid receptors in the brain, such that treatment with agents like Naltrexone are being investigated. Treatment with opioids themselves is difficult to consider due to the addictive nature of these substances, but the search continues due to the fact that existing psychoactive drugs, antidepressants and antipsychotic agents are notoriously poor solutions for Borderline. View this Editorial which lays out the challenge. Studies by V. Napadow and others at Harvard and R.E. Harris at the University of Michigan link the specific actions of acupuncture beyond sham acupuncture’s placebo-like effects to increase the µ-opioid receptor binding potential in the cingulate (dorsal and subgenual), insula, caudate, thalamus and amygdala. CLICK the articles on the right to read them in full.