Neuroscientist Marc Lewis on His Drug Addiction

Neuroscientist Marc Lewis On His Drug Addiction – Neuroscientist Marc Lewis is a former drug addict. He talks about his descent into addiction, how he finally got clean and why he’ll always be an addict. His book is “Memoirs of an Addicted Brain”.

Acting in 'Smashed' masterfully portrays alcohol addiction

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A movie review of "Smashed," a portrait of a woman's alcohol addiction, starring Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Aaron Paul and Octavia Spencer. By Moira Macdonald … 85 minutes. Rated R for alcohol abuse, language, some sexual content and brief drug use.
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'Silver Linings Playbook,' Directed by David O. Russell

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His movies embrace different problems and character types — a strung-out drug addict rather than an alcohol-soaked swell — but like the classics of the form, they have zippy, at times breakneck pacing, rapidly fired zingers and physical comedy that …
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