Dr. Nora D. Volkow, M.D., is the longest residing Director of the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) at the National Institutes of Health since 2003.
She is the world's go to person when it comes to the issue of drugs, and commonly known as the mother to the science demonstrating that drug addiction is a brain disorder.
Dr. Volkow continues her tradition of starting the High Truths podcast season with reflections and hopes in the issue of drugs.
In a study of 11,363 individuals with no psychotic disorder, cannabis use increased the risk of psychosis by 11 fold for ages 12 –...
Brian Hurley, MD, MBA, DFASAM is an addiction physician and the Medical Director of the Division of Substance Abuse Prevention and Control in the...
Is there hope for severe addiction or substance use disorder? Absolutely, listen to Frank's inspiring story. Frank was a college professor in American Literature...