NOVA:Addiction
Hearfirsthandfromindividualsstrugglingwithaddictionandfollowthecutting-edgeworkofdoctorsandscientistsastheyinvestigatewhyaddictionisnotamoralfailing,butachronic,treatablemedicalcondition.Easyaccesstodrugslikeheroin,fentanyl,andevenprescriptionmedicationslikeOxyContinhasfueledanepidemicofaddiction-thedeadliestinUShistory.Now,scienceisrevealinghowaddictionaffectsthebrain,andtopexpertsaregatheringevidenceabouthowweshouldaddressourdrugproblem,fromembracingevidence-basedtreatments,torethinkingpublicpolicies.
