In this video, Dr Mike discusses how alcohol changes our brain and the specific neurotransmitters involved in dependence and withdrawal.
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Bill and Judith Moyers and their son William Cope Moyers shared their personal story of addiction and recovery with moderator Max Sherman.
William C. Moyers is the vice president of public affairs and community relations for Hazelden Betty Ford, based in Minnesota. As the organization's public advocate since 1996, Moyers carries the messages about addiction, treatment and recovery to audiences across the nation.
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William Cope Moyers on staying sober.
More than 1,000 former NFL players are addicted to painkillers. Many are without health insurance, or any semblance of a support system.
The epidemic of opioid abuse in America extends into high schools, where teens provided painkillers for sports-related injuries sometimes spiral into addiction.
Claudia Black speaks to the progression and proliferation of alcoholism and addiction treatment techniques throughout history.
A former drug addict himself, Lewis now researches addiction. In order to get over ones addiction, he explains, self-trust is necessary. Unfortunately, self- trust is extremely difficult for an addict to achieve.
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For over 30 years, Joy battled addiction. Now with four years in recovery, she tells her story.
Neuroscientist Nora Volkow, director of the National Institute on Drug Abuse at the NIH, applies a lens of addiction to the obesity epidemic.