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Ultrasound technology is used in many ways. Addiction is the next frontier. – The Washington Post

The use of the high-frequency sound waves is also being adapted to treat Alzheimer’s disease, tumors and psychiatric disorders.
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — Nestled inside a giant MRI machine, the woman wears a helmet outfitted with special probes. Peering through high-tech goggles, she sees images designed to trigger the awful, familiar cravings that have wrecked her life.
Heroin residue on tin foil. Lines of powder cocaine. Pain pills scattered on a table.

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