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Ultrasound technology is used in many ways. Addiction is the next frontier.

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MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — Nestled inside a giant MRI machine, the woman wears a helmet outfitted with special probes. Peering through high-tech goggles, she sees images designed to trigger the awful, familiar cravings that have wrecked her life.

Heroin residue on tinfoil. Lines of powder cocaine. Pain pills scattered on a table.

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