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Drug addiction: a chronic disease of the brain

Substance use Brain & nervous system Mental health

Drug addiction: a chronic disease of the brain

Nora Volkow, MD, Director of the National Institute on Drug Abuse at the National Institutes of Health, shares insights on drug addiction and future treatments.

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