Could sound waves be used to treat cocaine addiction? A UVA study aims to find out
By stimulating a part of the brain linked to addiction, UVA scientists hope to eliminate cravings in cocaine addicts. (Credit: UVA)
Doctors can prescribe effective treatments for heroin and opioid addiction, but there’s no medication to help cocaine addicts quit.
That’s why doctors at the University of Virginia are trying a whole new approach – stimulating part of the brain that’s linked to addiction. Sandy Hausman has that story.
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