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A mobile device for preventing and treating drug use

February 8, 2012
Imagine a device combining sensors to measure physiological changes. Then imagine a smartphone with software applications designed to respond to your bodily changes in an attempt to change your behavior. That is the vision behind "iHeal," a device to detect developing drug cravings and intervene as the cravings develop to prevent drug use. A study on iHeal has just been published online in Springer's Journal of Medical Toxicology. Read more
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