Building off the legacy of those who developed and championed this treatment for decades, including the Young Lords, the Black Panther Party, Lincoln Detox, and the National Acupuncture Detoxification Association, POCA’s Ear Circle created a training program whose mission is to train and support as many people as possible to become AATs and use the 5 Needle Protocol in their work and communities. Auricular Acu-Technicians (AATs) are non-acupuncturists who are trained to treat points on the outer ear using needles, or ear seeds. AATs often work in behavioral and mental health fields, in recovery or addiction treatment settings, and sometimes as peers and advocates in a variety of community settings. Training for Auricular Acu-Techs (AATs), sometimes called Acu-Detox Specialists (ADSes), involves learning the 5-Needle Protocol, which is also known as 5NP, acudetox, or the NADA protocol. This simple, inexpensive, safe, and effective ear acupuncture treatment created for non-acupuncturists has been used over the last 40 years to address issues related to addiction, support in recovery, trauma, pain, toxic stress and more. Acupuncture is federally recognized by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) for detoxification and withdrawal in Treatment Improvement Protocol (TIP) 45. The 5NP is recognized as a best practice for treatment and recovery by Indian Health Services, the federal health program for Native Americans and Alaska Natives.