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How VR Could Break America’s Opioid Addiction
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How VR Could Break America’s Opioid Addiction

Jo Marchant
Mosaic, 2017
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Virtual Reality (VR) isn’t just for gamers. New developments in VR applications hope to alleviate pain for patients. Science journalist and author Jo Marchant shares the story of how researchers have developed VR programs to reduce chronic pain including before-and-after examples. Marchant also provides an insightful backstory to the abuse and addiction of prescription opioid drugs among patients in the United States. getAbstract recommends her insights to those interested in the intersection of medicine, psychology and technology.

Take-Aways

  • Close to one-third of the US population has to manage long-term pain.
  • Opioid abuse and other pain medication addiction has increased in the United States.
  • Unregulated clinics have contributed to the rise in painkiller use.

About the Author

Jo Marchant is an author and science journalist with a PhD in genetics. She has worked as an editor at New Scientist and at Nature. Her latest book is Cure: A Journey into the Science of Mind over Body.

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