
	Centerpiece Documentary


	• Film Opening
	• Saturday Night in a Dallas ER
	• A Mother's Desperation
	• The Science of Relapse
	• The Adolescent Addict
	• Brain Imaging
	• Opiate Addiction: A New Medication
	• Topiramate: A Clinical Trial for Alcoholism
	• Steamfitters Local Union 638
	• Insurance Woes
	• Film Credits


	Supplementary Series


	• What is Addiction?
	• Understanding Relapse
	• The Search For Treatment: A Challenging Journey
	• The Adolescent Addict
	• Interview with Nora D. Volkow, M.D.
	• Interview with Mark L. Willenbring, M.D.
	• Interview With Michael L. Dennis, Ph.D.
	• Interview With Kathleen T. Brady, M.D., Ph.D.
	• Getting an Addict into Treatment: the CRAFT Approach
	• Treating Stimulant Addiction: The CBT Approach
	• Opiate Addiction: Understanding Replacement Therapy
	• South Boston Drug Court
	• A Mother's Desperation


	Complementary Series


	• TV Junkie
	• Cracked Not Broken
	• Montana Meth
	• A Revolving Door


	Where Are They Now?


	Experts Bios


	• Samuel B. Bacharach, Ph.D.
	• Deborah Beck, M.S.W.
	• Kathleen T. Brady, M.D., Ph.D.
	• Mady Chalk, Ph.D.
	• Anna Rose Childress, Ph.D.
	• Thomas J. Crowley, M.D.
	• Michael L. Dennis, Ph.D.
	• Mathea Falco, J.D.
	• Scott Farnum, M.S., M.P.A., L.A.D.C., L.C.P.C., N.C.C
	• Robert F. Forman, Ph.D.
	• Bankole A. Johnson, M.D., Ph.D., D.Sc.
	• Douglas B. Marlowe, J.D., Ph.D.
	• A. Thomas McLellan, Ph.D.
	• Robert J. Meyers, Ph.D.
	• Richard Rawson, Ph.D.
	• Paula D. Riggs, M.D.
	• David L. Rosenbloom, Ph.D.
	• Mitchell S. Rosenthal, M.D.
	• Paul N. Samuels, J.D.
	• Nora D. Volkow, M.D.
	• William L. White, M.A.
	• Elizabeth Whitmore, Ph.D.
	• Mark L. Willenbring, M.D.


	Filmmaker Bios


	• Jon Alpert
	• Joe Berlinger
	• Chuck Braverman
	• Marilyn Braverman
	• Michael Cain
	• Kate Davis
	• Susan Froemke
	• Liz Garbus
	• Chris Hegedus
	• David Heilbroner
	• Eugene Jarecki
	• Rory Kennedy
	• Ellen Goosenberg Kent
	• Barbara Kopple
	• Albert Maysles
	• D.A. Pennebaker
	• Paul Perrier
	• Matt Radecki
	• Alan Raymond
	• Susan Raymond
	• Bruce Sinofsky
	• Eames Yates
	• Jessica Yu


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The Science of Relapse

Total Running Time: 10:54 min.

In an effort to understand relapse as a part of the addiction disorder, researchers at the University of Pennsylvania enlisted addicts to participate in a study investigating the brain's response to drug cues. One subject, William, is addicted to crack, and describes his relapses as "battles" he can't win. Anna Rose Childress, a neuroscientist, explains that William's brain is being "tricked" by "go" impulses in the brain, and that his urges are triggered by environmental and sensory images. Technology now allows doctors to examine the brain in order to "fix what's broken." Combining medication with behavioral treatment, the brain can now be "reset" to help addicts like William keep addictions under control.

WHERE ARE THEY NOW?

Bill

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