Below are some resources you may find helpful. As with anything in life, take what serves and leave the rest.
Websites
North Carolina Acupuncture Licensing Board -- search the Acupuncturist Directory to find NC licensed providers
National Certification Commission for Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine -- click the blue FIND A PRACTITIONER button on the top right of the page to search for Board Certified Acupuncturists
Articles or Items of Interest
Acupuncture For Pain from the National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine (NCCAM), a part of National Institutes of Health (NIH)
Acupuncture: An Introduction from NCCAM
Qigong from NCCAM
Osteoporosis by Dr. Christiane Northrup, M.D