<ul class="summary-list"><li>The opioid epidemic claims about 128 lives in the US every day.</li><li>But doctors are hoping deep brain stimulation can be used to treat severe cases and put a dent in that number.</li><li>A man who was addicted to <keyword id="781709" type="PERSON" weightage="60" keywordseo="opioids">opioids</keyword> for 18 years found sobriety after undergoing the surgery. We followed his journey.</li></ul>

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A man who suffered from opioid addiction for 18 years found sobriety after undergoing a surgical procedure known as deep brain stimulation. We followed his journey.

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

Doctors are hoping deep brain stimulation can one day save some of the 128 Americans lost every day in the opioid epidemic.

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

Dylan Bank,Samara Abramson

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