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Nora Volkow on the Science, Stigma, and Future of Addiction Research

Nora Volkow on the Science, Stigma, and Future of Addiction Research

Update: 2025-09-09
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Health Affairs' Rob Lott interviews Nora Volkow, director of the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) at the National Institutes of Health, to discuss addiction as a brain disorder, treatments for opioid use disorder, and what’s next in addiction research.

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Nora Volkow on the Science, Stigma, and Future of Addiction Research

Nora Volkow on the Science, Stigma, and Future of Addiction Research

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