Opioid Addiction and Light

Healing at the Speed of Light

English - November 01, 2021 08:00 - 23 minutes - 31.6 MB - ★★★★★ - 6 ratings
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Medication management of opioid use disorders tends to have problems like relapse and dropout, but light therapy may provide a new way to treat the brain imbalances that promote addictive and destructive behavior. In this 2021 study, photobiomodulation used on only one side of the brain, with or without buprenorphine, was found to be superior to sham in reducing opioid cravings. This same research group also produced the study we covered in episode 33.

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Study mentioned in this episode:

An effective and safe novel treatment of opioid use disorder: unilateral transcranial photobiomodulation

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