Device helps opioid and heroin addicts through withdrawal symptoms quickly

SALT LAKE CITY — Freedom from opioid and heroin addiction can be hard to achieve, but a groundbreaking device could help addicts get off those drugs without all the pain and agony of withdrawal symptoms.It's called the NSS-2 BRIDGE. It fits behind the addict's ear as they go through withdrawal. According to a physician assistant at Odyssey House, the device has already helped 10 opioid addicts, despite a lot of initial skepticism.Randy Burton, a former Utah heroin addict, was the first per