Strives to break through the myths and explain what addiction really is, what causes it, and how to get the best available treatments. A 14-part series on 4 discs.

Program guide includes summary points, questions for care providcers, online resources and other key information. Special features: Addiction: the supplementary series; over 5 hours of additional material.

Disc 1. Saturday night in a Dallas ER. A mother's desperation. The science of relapse. The adolescent addict. Brain i magine. Opiate addiction: a new medication: Topiramate: a clinical trial for alcoholism. Steamfitters Local Union 638. Insurance woes -- Disc 2. The supplementary series. What is addiction? Understanding relapse. The search for treatment: a challenging journey. The adolescent addict: multi-systemic therapy: a new outpatient approach. Phoenix academy: a profile of residential treatment -- Disc 3. The supplementary series. Interview with Nora Volkow, M.D. Interview with Mark Willenbring, M.D. Interview with Michael Dennis, Ph.D. Interview with Kathleen Brady, M.D., Ph.D. -- Disc 4. The supplementary series. 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.