Is addiction a mental illness?
Is addiction a mental illness?
Addiction is a mental illness as much as depression and schizophrenia, says Nora Volkow, MD, Director of the National Institute on Drug Abuse at the National Institutes of Health. Find out why she thinks so, in this video.
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