Israeli hospital reports 20-minute treatment that helped end pill addiction

What happened

A patient who had become severely dependent on roughly 130 painkillers a day was treated at Rambam Hospital with a new sound-wave-based procedure. The reported treatment took 20 minutes and ended the addiction, according to the article. The report says the method may be a broader breakthrough, but its availability and use for other addictions remain unclear.

• 01A patient taking about 130 painkillers daily was treated for severe addiction.
• 02Rambam Hospital used a new sound-wave-based procedure.
• 03The treatment reportedly lasted 20 minutes.
• 04The report asks whether it can treat other addictions.
• 05Its public availability has not yet been announced.

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Full coverage · 8 outlets

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Channel 13Center · Hebrew2 days ago

Israeli hospital reports 20-minute treatment that helped end pill addiction

Now 14Right · Hebrew2 days ago

Israeli Hospital Uses Focused Ultrasound to End Opioid Addiction in 20 Minutes

SrugimRight · Hebrew3 days ago

Rambam Doctors Help Man Quit Extreme Painkiller Addiction in 20 Minutes

Kan NewsCenter · Hebrew3 days ago

Rambam Reports 20-Minute Opioid Detox Using Focused Sound Technology

WallaCenter · Hebrew3 days ago

Rambam Uses Israeli Brain Technology to End Severe Painkiller Addiction in 20 Minutes

YnetCenter · Hebrew3 days ago

Israeli hospital uses sound waves to break opioid addiction in 20 minutes

N12Center · Hebrew3 days ago

Rambam Reports 20-Minute Opioid Withdrawal Breakthrough Using MRI-Guided Sound Waves

MakoCenter · Hebrew3 days ago

Rambam reports 20-minute noninvasive opioid detox using Israeli ultrasound technology

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