Electric shock therapy for addicts

Scotland starts a new trial of ECT (source):

A radical new treatment for heroin addiction is to undergo its first clinical trial in Scotland, it was announced yesterday.

Neuro-electric therapy - NET - has been billed as a safer, more effective alternative to methadone, the heroin substitute which is both addictive and damaging to health.

The creators of NET believe their detoxification therapy not only reduces withdrawal symptoms but also removes cravings.