EPISODE · Dec 29, 2007 · 25 MIN
Addiction is a Brain Disease and it Matters
from Addiction Education · host Dr. Alan Leshner
Many people also erroneously still believe that drug addiction is simply a failure of will or of strength of character. Research contradicts that position. Dr. ALAN I. LESHNER ( Director of the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) from 1994-2001) Explains why addiction is a brain disorder and how that impacts treatment and society.
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