Article Excerpt: In less than three years, opioid overdose deaths are up 218 percent, according to the Georgia Department of Public Health. Now, a small company in Kennesaw is hoping to lead the way in the battle against the opioid crisis and it starts on the operating table. SoftWave Technologies just secured the patent to use sound to keep people safe from opioid addiction. This isn’t a new therapy. Doctors have been using sound waves — or shock waves — to break up kidney stones since the 1980s. But, the idea to use the sound to help people cope with pain instead of opioids is brand new.
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