Hum Posted January 9, 2013 Share Posted January 9, 2013 This drug addiction cure just can't be beat, according to its proponents. Siberian psychologist Dr German Pilipenko started practicing a unique form of addiction therapy termed the "method of limited exposure or pain" in 2004, according to the Siberian Times. The technique involves beating drug addicts with a cane on their backsides. "We cane the patients on the buttocks with a clear and definite medical purpose - it is not some warped sadomasochistic activity," said Pilipenko's fellow practitioner, Marina Chukhrova. Pilipenko said he's treated more than a thousand patients, including Americans. They come seeking cures for their addictions to drugs, alcohol, work and even sex. "I am the proof that this controversial treatment works," one of Pilipenko's patients, "Natasha," told the Times. "I recommend it to anyone suffering from an addiction or depression. It hurts like crazy -- but it's given me back my life." Pilipenko said part of the reason the treatment works is because it releases endorphins into the blood stream, which are often depleted in addicts. But critics of the method insist that other, pain-free activities like eating chocolate release more endorphins. more Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Growled Member Posted January 10, 2013 Member Share Posted January 10, 2013 I want to be the one with the cane. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Gary7 Subscriber² Posted January 10, 2013 Subscriber² Share Posted January 10, 2013 Whatever it takes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
compl3x Posted January 10, 2013 Share Posted January 10, 2013 I want to be the one with the cane. I have an addiction. Meet me later? :$ If it works, write a paper and have it peer reviewed? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abecedarian paradoxious Posted January 10, 2013 Share Posted January 10, 2013 Pavlov had his dogs; Pilipenko has his. Without recidivism rates, it's mostly meaningless. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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