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How Virtual Reality Could Replace Pills For Pain Sufferers

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The opioid crisis continues to grow, but some medical researchers are championing virtual reality technology to help patients deal with pain.

Here & Now‘s Robin Young speaks with journalist Miles O’Brien (@milesobrien) about alternative pain therapies, and his own battle with chronic pain.

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