Saturday, November 18, 2017

This Device Is The First Marketed To Treat Opioid Withdrawal, But Evidence It Works Is Lacking

The FDA this week for the first time authorized the marketing of a device to relieve opioid withdrawal symptoms, which have been compared to a bad case of flu. But well-designed studies of its effectiveness haven't yet been done, so any benefits from the device could be due to the placebo effect.

from Forbes Real Time https://www.forbes.com/sites/ritarubin/2017/11/18/this-device-is-the-first-marketed-to-treat-opioid-withdrawal-but-evidence-it-works-is-lacking/
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