Aspen Ideas Festival

What Science Tells Us about Beating Addiction

Season 1 Episode 4 | 57m 59s

Addiction has been scientifically established as a disease, not an absence of willpower. Neuroscientists are studying how drugs of abuse alter the brain, animal models are guiding us to new knowledge at the molecular level, and genetic tests are helping to distinguish many forms of addiction.

Aired: 06/25/15

Rating: NR

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