Addiction

This NOVA documentary reframes addiction not as a moral failing but as a chronic, treatable medical condition. It hears firsthand from people struggling with opioid dependence and follows the doctors and scientists investigating why addiction takes hold and how it can be treated. The film blends personal stories with the latest science of the brain. For anyone touched by the opioid crisis, it is a compassionate and clarifying watch. Free to watch in HD on Dr Documentary.

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