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Meet Dr. Nora Volkow, whose research on drugs and the brain helped us understand addiction as a disease. Nora Volkow is the director of the National Institute on Drug Abuse. She’s not your average general in the war on drugs. The troops commands are kids; the ammunition: science. It was Volkow’s curiosity as a young adult that ultimately led her to this battlefield. Learn More
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TAGS: 2013, Dr Nora Volkow, National Institute on Drug Abuse, neurobiology, NIDA, Pioneer, Pioneers in Science, research on drugs, research on drugs and the brain, understand addiction, understand addiction as a disease
PLAYLISTS: Women In Science, Pioneers in Science
Video Duration: 00:05:58
Original Program Date: Thursday, January 1, 1970
Meet Dr. Nora Volkow, whose research on drugs and the brain helped us understand addiction as a disease. Nora Volkow is the director of the National Institute on Drug Abuse. She’s not your average general in the war on drugs. The troops commands are kids; the ammunition: science. It was Volkow’s curiosity as a young adult that ultimately led her to this battlefield. Learn More
TOPICS: Art & Science, Biology & Origins of Life, Earth & Environment, Mind & Brain, Physics & Math, Science in Society, Science Unplugged, Space & The Cosmos, Technology & Engineering, Your Daily Equation, Youth & Education
TAGS: 2013, Dr Nora Volkow, National Institute on Drug Abuse, neurobiology, NIDA, Pioneer, Pioneers in Science, research on drugs, research on drugs and the brain, understand addiction, understand addiction as a disease, 2013, Dr Nora Volkow, National Institute on Drug Abuse, neurobiology, NIDA, Pioneer, Pioneers in Science, research on drugs, research on drugs and the brain, understand addiction, understand addiction as a disease
PLAYLISTS: Women In Science, Pioneers in Science
Video Duration: 00:05:58
Original Program Date: Thursday, January 1, 1970
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