PBS NewsHour

Recreational drug users recruited for clinical abuse trials

Clip: 08/01/2015 | 3m 18s

Major pharmaceutical companies are reportedly recruiting thousands of recreational drug users to test a new generation of medicines that deter addiction, which could have a significant impact in the fight against prescription drug addiction. Financial Times reporter David Crow joins Hari Sreenivasan to explain the drug tests.

Aired: 08/01/15

Rating: NR

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