Drug overdoses are now the leading cause of death among Americans under 50. Listen as Carl M. Dawson, a counselor from Springfield, Missouri, talks about the brain chemistry that can lead to addiction, the latest research on treatment options, and what courts can do to help those individuals with drug problems who come into the courts.

Drug overdoses are now the leading cause of death among Americans under 50. Listen as Carl M. Dawson, a counselor from Springfield, Missouri, talks about the brain chemistry that can lead to addiction, the latest research on treatment options, and what courts can do to help those individuals with drug problems who come into the courts.

Drug overdoses are now the leading cause of death among Americans under 50. Listen as Carl M. Dawson, a counselor from Springfield, Missouri, talks about the brain chemistry that can lead to addiction, the latest research on treatment options, and what courts can do to help those individuals with drug problems who come into the courts.&nbsp;

Epi. 302: The brain science of addiction

This is an archive of Court Talk, a podcast from the National Center for State Courts that recorded between April 2016 and March 2020. The podcast focused on the intersection between courts and current events. For more information about the National Center for State Courts, visit <a href="http://www.ncsc.org/">ncsc.org.</a>

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This is an archive of Court Talk, a podcast from the National Center for State Courts that recorded between April 2016 and March 2020. The podcast focused on the intersection between courts and current events. For more information about the National Center for State Courts, visit ncsc.org.

This is an archive of Court Talk, a podcast from the National Center for State Courts that recorded between April 2016 and March 2020. The podcast focused on the intersection between courts and current events. For more information about the National Center for State Courts, visit <a href="http://www.ncsc.org/" rel="noopener noreferrer">ncsc.org.</a>

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