What makes physicians go into addiction? Does addiction only apply to substances or to behaviors as well? What does being a workaholic have to do with addiction? How does the Dopamine Reward Pathway cause addiction? What about the role of genetics? Why is there hope for patients with addiction?

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"Community now a model for how to address opioid crisis" https://www.daytondailynews.com/news/local/dayton-cut-overdose-deaths-half-now-model-for-addressing-addiction/siwxOxBukiAYmKPA51NbTO/

"An Opioid Crisis Foretold"

https://www.nytimes.com/2018/04/21/opinion/an-opioid-crisis-foretold.html

Host: Dr. Lauren Williams, MD

Guest: Dr. Gregory Boehm, MD

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