When Addiction Treatment Fails, Can a Brain Implant Succeed?

Image caption: A Parkinson’s patient in Nice, France, is prepped for a surgery to implant electrodes into the brain. The technique, called deep brain stimulation, is being used experimentally or in small studies to treat addiction. Image credit: BSIP / Universal Images Group via Getty Images. Article by Jyoti Madhusoodanan. Undark – January 29, 2024.

On July 12, 2015, Elena Daly was packing for a family vacation when she walked into her 16-year-old son’s room and found him unconscious. Her son, Max, had overdosed on opioids, aspirated vomit, and fallen into a coma. By that point, Max had struggled with addiction for about three […]

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