Waubonsee Community College

Addiction, HBO Documentary Films in association with the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation ; The National Institute on Drug Abuse ; The National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism ; produced by John Hoffman, Susan Froemke ; directors, Jon Alpert ... [et al.]

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videorecording

Rating: TV14

Addiction

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DVD release of motion picture originally broadcast on HBO in March, 2007

HBO Documentary Films in association with the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation ; The National Institute on Drug Abuse ; The National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism ; produced by John Hoffman, Susan Froemke ; directors, Jon Alpert ... [et al.]

90

Strives to break through the myths and explain what addiction really is, what causes it, and how to get the best available treatments

disc 1. Saturday night in a Dallas ER ; A mother's desperation ; The science of relapse ; The adolescent addict ; Brain imaging ; Opiate addiction: a new medication ; Topiramate: a clinical trial for alcoholism ; Steamfitters Local Union 638 ; Insurance woes -- disc 2. The supplementary series. What is addiction? ; Understanding relapse ; The search for treatment : a challenging journey ; The adolescent addict. Multi-systemic therapy, A new outpatient approach ; Phoenix Academy: a profile of residential treatment -- disc 3. The supplementary series. An interview with Nora Volkow, M.D. ; An interview with Mark Willenbring, M.D. ; An interview with Michael Dennis, Ph. D. ; An interview with Kathleen Brady, M.D., Ph. D. -- disc 4. The supplementary series. Getting an addict into treatment: the CRAFT approach ; Treating stimulant addiction: the CBT approach ; Opiate addiction: understanding replacement therapy ; South Boston drug court ; A mother's desperation

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