Addiction Treatment: Evolving Care and Closing the Access Gap
Far too many people who have addiction aren't getting the care they need and deserve. But advances in virtual services, outpatient care, targeted medicines and health care partnerships offer new paths...
15 Juli 202013min
A Nurse's Healing Story: Admitting Her Truth about Addiction
Nina O. knew all about addiction. As a child, she grew up in a family hurt by substance use. As a nurse, she recognized addiction as a chronic disease. And yet Nina thought she was somehow immune, eve...
1 Juli 202013min
Help for Children in Families with Addiction
When a parent is in active addiction—no matter how they might try to hide the situation—a child can sense that something's wrong. Why is Mom sleeping all the time? Where has Dad gone? Without answers,...
17 Juni 202012min
New Frontiers in Addiction Medicine: Genetic Research and Biomarkers
What if a simple blood test indicated the most-effective treatment medication for individuals with alcohol or opioid addiction? "Biomarker" research underway by Mayo Clinic and Hazelden Betty Ford aim...
3 Juni 202012min
Eliminating Stigma: The First Lady of North Dakota Speaks Out
A self-described introvert thrust into an extrovert's job as the First Lady of North Dakota, Kathryn Burgum has clearly found her voice as a leading advocate for addiction recovery. Listen in as Burgu...
27 Maj 202017min
Precision Treatment: Addiction Medicine Gets Personal
As science further reveals the neurobiology of addiction, treatment providers are able to tailor increasingly customized care for patients. Listen in as host William C. Moyers talks with addiction psy...
13 Maj 202012min
What Kids Need to Know about the Grown-Up Problem of Addiction
Children who experience the trauma of parental addiction tend to blame themselves for what's happening. But caregivers and educators can help kids understand the truth: addiction is an illness that is...
29 Apr 202014min
An Exclusive Interview with Susan Ford Bales: The Story behind the Betty Ford Center
Photojournalist, author, philanthropist and daughter of Former First Lady Betty Ford, Susan Ford Bales recounts the 1978 family intervention that led to her mother's treatment for addiction. Listen in...
8 Apr 202016min
