Q,
Just working on a meme for drug issues for you and noticed one of the points was looking at scientific methods to counteract the problem of addiction.
In the 80's I used to read a science magazine which I believe was published in the States called Omni. In one issue a lady in Hong Kong was experimenting with hertz waves effects upon the brain and was using tertiary students as guinea pigs for her experiments. A student came in one day and said that he didn't know if it had anything to do with what she was experimenting on but that he was a drug addict and was no longer addicted. She shrugged it off and didn't think much of it until other people starting reporting the same thing.
She took her findings to the FDA and they shut her down. I don't know what became of her or her 'black box' which is what she called it.
End of story, except the article mentioned that Pete Townsend of The Who went to her and he was cured as well.Probably a good starting place.
I kept every single one of those damn mags but I don't have that particular issue. Hope that is of some significance.
Regards Anon.