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From promising new drugs to advanced diagnosis techniques, the medical community appears to be on the verge of a major breakthrough in the treatment of alcohol abuse and dependency. Join Kojo for a discussion on the future of treatment for alcoholism.
Mark Willenbring, M.D.; Director, Division of Treatment and Recovery Research; National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA)
Scott Lukas, PhD; Director, Behavioral Psychopharmacology Research Laboratory (BPRL), McClean Hospital; Professor of Psychology, Harvard Medical School
George Kolodner, M.D.; Director, Substance Use Disorders, Georgetown University Hospital; Medical Director, Kolmac Clinic, Silver Spring, MD
The third annual SILVERDOCS AFI/Discovery Channel Documentary Festival will soon be underway bringing some 89 films from 27 countries to Silver Spring, Maryland. A look at the festival, the rise of the documentary and a peek into the films that you'll want to see.
Patricia Finneran, Director, SILVERDOCS Film Festival
Marshall Curry, director, "Street Fight" documentary
Michèle Stephenson, director, "Faces of Change" documentary
Why the U.S. Department of Justice switched gears during closing arguments of a 6-year-old racketeering case against tobacco companies, asking for just $10 billion of what was projected to be a $130 billion settlement to fund smoking cessation programs.
Carol Leonnig, Washington Post reporter
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