Science of Addiction

Science of Addiction

Scientists understand better than ever the mechanisms in the brain that produce the behavior, feelings and compulsions of alcoholism and addiction. Diane and her guests talk about what we know today about these processes, what remains...

Scientists understand better than ever the mechanisms in the brain that produce the behavior, feelings and compulsions of alcoholism and addiction. Diane and her guests talk about what we know today about these processes, what remains mysterious, and how emerging knowledge might affect treatment and recovery methods.

Guests

Dr. Nora Volkow

director of the National Institute on Drug Abuse/NIH

Michael Lemonick

writer for "Time" magazine.

John Wanner

counselor on the clinical staff of Father Martin's Ashley, a residential addiction treatment facility in Havre de Grace, Maryland

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