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The Addicted Brain | Aging Matters | NPT

Special | 1m 46sVideo has Closed Captions

An addiction medicine specialist explains how brain functions change in addiction.

Aired 10/07/2019

Aging Matters

The Addicted Brain | Aging Matters | NPT

Special | 1m 46sVideo has Closed Captions

An addiction medicine specialist explains how brain functions change in addiction.

When a person is in active addiction, their brain function is altered in the lobes that control pleasure and judgment. An addiction medicine specialist explains these changes and how they make it difficult for someone to abstain from abusing substances.

Aired 10/07/2019

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Aging Matters is a local public television program presented by WNPT

Aging Matters

The Addicted Brain | Aging Matters | NPT

Special | 1m 46sVideo has Closed Captions

When a person is in active addiction, their brain function is altered in the lobes that control pleasure and judgment. An addiction medicine specialist explains these changes and how they make it difficult for someone to abstain from abusing substances.

Aired 10/07/2019

Problems with Closed Captions? Closed Captioning Feedback

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