China to Ban Brain Surgery for Drug Addiction

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Xinhuanet notes that the Chinese Health Ministry, citing ethics concerns, has finally banned (and ceased financial support for) a brain surgery treatment for drug addiction. The surgery has been shown to cause personality disorders among other side effects.

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