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Addiction [videorecording] : a 14-part series / HBO Documentary Films in association with the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation ; The National Institute on Drug Abuse ; The National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcholism ; produced by John Hoffman, Susan Froemke ; directors, Jon Alpert ... [et al.].

[New York?] : Home Box Office, c2007.

4 videodiscs (388 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.

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

Rating: TV14.

Drug abuse.

Alcoholism.

Substance abuse -- Treatment.

Abuso de drogas.

Alcoholismo.

Abuso de substancias (Química) -- Tratamiento.

Documentary television programs.

Video recordings for the hearing impaired.

Hoffman, John.

Froemke, Susan.

Alpert, Jon.

HBO Documentary Films.

Robert Wood Johnson Foundation.

National Institute on Drug Abuse.

National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (U.S.)

HBO Video (Firm)

Addiction, the supplementary series.

Title from container.

Program guide includes summary points, questions for care providers, online resources and other key information.

Special features: Addiction: the supplementary series; over 5 hours of additional material.

Editor, Paula Heredia.

Originally broadcast on HBO in March, 2007.

DVD, region 1, full screen presentation; 2.0 stereo.

English or Spanish dialogue; closed-captioned.

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 and 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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