03-10-2017 23:55 via deseretnews.com

Ear gadget could help Utah inmates who suffer from addiction

FARMINGTON — The Davis County Jail is planning to equip inmates who are addicted to opioids with a pain-blocking device that fires electrical impulses into the brain.The gadget equipped behind a person's ear is planned to be used as a substance abuse treatment option, with electrical impulses targeting the brain region that controls pain, the Standard-Examiner reported.It's called the Bridge and is currently used by some doctors in Indiana and other Midwestern states.Davis County Sheriff T
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