Technology may offer tools to control growing opioid addiction

Cara Livernois | | Health Exec | Economics

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?

Join VICE as it investigates the different technologies being used to stop opioid abuse in the U.S.

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Can Better Medical Technology Stop the Opioid Epidemic?

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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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