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A new brain surgery cured a man of his 18-year opioid addiction - and it could help solve the opioid epidemic

Name: A new brain surgery cured a man of his 18-year opioid addiction — and it could help solve the opioid epidemic
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Dylan Bank,Samara AbramsonDec 22, 2020, 05:09 IST

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A new brain surgery cured a man of his 18-year opioid addiction — and it could help solve the opioid epidemic

The opioid epidemic claims about 128 lives in the US every day.
But doctors are hoping deep brain stimulation can be used to treat severe cases and put a dent in that number.
A man who was addicted to opioids for 18 years found sobriety after undergoing the surgery. We followed his journey.