Originally broadcast as a segment of the television program "Close to home : Moyers on addiction."
Summary:
Added by powerful diagnostic tools, scientists have made dramatic discoveries about how addiction affects the brain. Bill Moyers goes into the laboratory to observe scientists engaged in brain scanning and genetic research. Evidence is presented that supports the theory that addiction is a chronic relapsing brain disease and that genes have an influence on alcoholism.
Series:
Close to home (Series) The Moyers collection on DVD Moyers on addiction
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