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Washington, Apr 29 : Patients trying to overcome their addictions in therapy have a new arena to test their coping skills—the virtual world.

According to University of Houston Associate Professor Patrick Bordnick, a Virtual Reality (VR) environment can provide the climate necessary to spark an alcohol craving so that patients can practice how to say “no” in a realistic and safe setting.

“As a therapist, I can tell you to pretend my office is a bar, and I can ask you to close your eyes and imagine the environment, but you’ll know that it’s not real,” Bordnick said.

“In this virtual environment you are at a bar or at a party or in a real-life situation. What we found was that participants had real-life responses,” he said.