Device to help with heroin withdrawal undergoes trial

A group in the Mat-Su is trying a new approach to helping people get off drugs like heroin and other opioids.
The device is called the Bridge, and it’s designed to help curb the pain that addicts feel when they are going through withdrawal.
The Mat-Su Health Foundation is funding a study to see how well the device works. The study, which has been nicknamed “the Lazarus Project” will collect data that could be sent to the Food and Drug Administration which has yet to approve the