Is addiction a disease or a disorder? (Part 1)
Oct 09, 2017•57 min•Transcript available on Metacast Episode description
Did the concept of addiction always exist, or is it a new concept? Do scientists and physicians all agree that addiction is a disease? We discuss topics like these, as well as a scandal involving the primary study used to make MDMA, or ecstasy, as illegal as a drug can be and a former director of NIDA.
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