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From: mmm@weitek.UUCP (Mark Thorson)
Newsgroups: net.med
Subject: Electrosleep
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Date: Wed, 16-Oct-85 15:59:52 EDT
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Posted: Wed Oct 16 15:59:52 1985
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Keywords: electrosleep, neck electrodes

Has anyone else ever heard of electrosleep?  Supposedly it is a method for
tranquilizing via the use of a low frequency signal applied to electrodes
on the neck.  I have heard that it is widely used in Europe and the Soviet
Union in lieu of drugs, but the FDA (or drug industry lobbying) has blocked
its use here.

Does the technique exist?  What are the parameters of the signal used?
Are there any side-effects?  Do you have references to literature on the
theory and use of the technique (I'd really like to get the manual for one
of these machines)?

Mark Thorson  (...!cae780!weitek!mmm)