Technology may offer tools to control growing opioid addiction

With the opioid epidemic only getting worse, researchers and developers are working together fight addiction and misuse with medical technology. So has using medical technology helped at least slow the rise in opioid addiction?

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Cara Livernois, News Writer

Cara joined TriMed Media in 2016 and is currently a Senior Writer for Clinical Innovation & Technology. Originating from Detroit, Michigan, she holds a Bachelors in Health Communications from Grand Valley State University.

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