Today in the program, John Wells and Lynn Ware Peek speak with Marc Lewis, PHD, author of the book, The Biology of Desire: Why Addiction is Not a Disease. Lewis is a neuroscientist and former addict who argues that addiction is not a disease and why we should view it as changeable through the brain's particular plasticity and ability to adapt. It will help, he says with overcoming addition and pave a smoother path to recovery.
Cool Science Radio July 23, 2015
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