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Scots doctor who treated rock stars for addictions pioneered electric shock treatment

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She treated rock stars and celebrities for addictions but her controversial therapy was rubbished by fellow medics.Former Scots missionary Dr Meg Patterson pioneered electric shock treatment for drug users as an alternative to other pills.Dismissed by the medical establishment, she started her own clinic and helped Boy George, Eric Clapton and Keith Richards to kick their habits.More than four decades later, new documentary The Final Fix – narrated by Ewan McGregor and now on Amazon Prime – follows addicts in the US as they try out the device to detox from illegal and prescription drugs.It comes as America’s National Institute on Drug Abuse and the National Institute of Health are looking at using the neuro-electric therapy (NET) device.And

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