Can VR Help Treat Drug Addiction?

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Can VR Help Treat Drug Addiction?

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lzZ6fcxgrBY

Now this IS interesting.  The University of Houston has what they call "The University of Houston (UH) Graduate College of Social Work's Virtual Reality Clinical Research Lab".  Quite a mouthful, but a very exciting premise.

Using top grade virtual reality equipment, this VR lab is being used as a therapeutic treatment for addictions and behavior change.  For example, alcoholics can be guided by therapists to change undesirable behaviors by having them experience virtual recreations of bars and difficult environments.  They are also developing other virtual experiences and scenarios for other types of drug addiction (e.g. heroin).

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