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Pioneering brain implant study aims to treat severe alcohol and drug addiction

Cambridge University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust surgeons involved in the study include Harry Bulstrode, Peter Hutchinson and Robert Morris.

Brain-PACER is a collaboration between the University of Cambridge, Kings College London and the University of Oxford. It is the first major, multicentre study to use DBS to treat craving and relapse in severe addiction. In addition to Cambridge, the study is also recruiting at King’s College Hospital, London.

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