In China drug addicts get electronic implants in the brain to ‘cure’ them | World News, The Indian Express

In China drug addicts get electronic implants in the brain to ‘cure’ them | World News, The Indian Express

By AP |Shanghai |Updated: May 8, 2019 4:06:55 pm

In China drug addicts get electronic implants in the brain to ‘cure’ them

Clinical trials in China using deep brain stimulation may hold the key to treating drug users, literally with the flip of a switch.

Bloodied white mesh covers the head of a methamphetamine addict named Yan . (Source: AP )

Patient Number One is a thin man, with a scabby face and bouncy knees. His head, shaved in preparation for surgery, is wrapped in a clean, white cloth.