# When Addiction Treatment Fails, Can a Brain Implant Succeed?

- Link: https://www.widthness.com/when-addiction-treatment-fails-can-a-brain-implant-succeed/
- Published: 2024-02-01T09:15:35-06:00
- Author: Curated by Theresa Wysocki

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 […] Click here to view original web page at undark.org