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Drug Addiction (Substance Use Disorder)

By Mayo Clinic

Drug addiction, also called substance use disorder, is a disease that affects a person's brain and behavior and leads to an inability to control the use of a legal or illegal drug or medication.

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How Painkillers Can Turn High School Athletes into Drug Addicts | TODAY

The epidemic of opioid abuse in America extends into high schools, where teens provided painkillers for sports-related injuries sometimes spiral into addiction.

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Now What?: An Insider’s Guide to Addiction and Recovery

Addiction and recovery insider and expert William Cope Moyers answers the question “Now what?” for addicts and their loved ones along every step of their journey through contemplation, intervention, treatment, and recovery.

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Recovery: Freedom From Our Addictions

With a rare mix of honesty, humor, and compassion, comedian and movie star Russell Brand mines his own wild story and shares the advice and wisdom he has gained through his fourteen years of recovery.

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"Sustainable Recovery" | William Moyers | Recovery Reinvented 2017

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William Cope Moyers Staying Sober

William Cope Moyers on staying sober.

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William Cope Moyers spiraled into a crack-cocaine binge that threatened to destroy his life. After multiple attempts at rehabilitation, Moyers was finally able to recover from his addiction and make sobriety the center of his life. Moyers discussed his story.

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The History of Addiction by Claudia Black PhD

Claudia Black speaks to the progression and proliferation of alcoholism and addiction treatment techniques throughout history.

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