The U.S. Consumes Nearly All Opioids In The World
[3:14] Claiming thousands of lives in the U.S., the drug crisis has grown out of control. So just how did America’…
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Addiction: Learning to forget
[13:18] Addiction treatments suffer from high relapse rates, but now cutting edge work in neuroscience hopes to comba…
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Shocking facts about addiction in a nutshell.
[5:41] This video is adapted from Johann Hari’s New York Times best-selling book ‘Chasing The Scream: Th…
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Why is being scared so fun?
[4:28] At this very moment, people are lining up somewhere to scare themselves, be it with a thrill-ride or a horror movi…
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The Scientific Reason The ‘Honeymoon Phase’ Goes Away
[3:12] Why does the honeymoon phase at the beginning of a relationship end? Scientists may have found the answer by stud…
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Why we can’t stop eating unhealthy foods
[13:29] Sugar scientist and UCSF professor of health policy Laura Schmidt questions whether consumers really do have …
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How Breaking Up Is Like Drug Withdrawal To Your Brain
[4:12] Breakups can be emotionally and physically exhausting, but what happens to your brain when you fall out of love?…
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HOOKED ON THE LOOK: Bodybuilder’s Supersized Fake Muscles Could Kill Him
[4:35] An incredible Hulk-inspired bodybuilder is risking his life to pump up his muscles by injecting oil into his arm…
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Motivation and Dopamine Release from Disinhibition in the VTA
[6:04] The lateral hypothalamus (LH) sends an inhibitory projection to the ventral tegmental area (VTA) that modulat…
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London Coffee Shop Gives The Homeless A ‘Second Shot’ At Life
[4:40] From pastry chef to heroin addict and now trainee barista, Ecevit Tihsinhatga is rebuilding his life, through h…
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