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Presidential Politics and the Heroin Epidemic, and The Biology of Desire
New Hampshire has experienced a huge increase in heroin and prescription drug addiction over the last decade. And because New Hampshire is one of the all-important early primary states, the presidential candidates are now confronting this issue. And, most medical experts say that addiction is a disease—but neuroscientist Marc Lewis has a different take.
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4 storiesHow New Hampshire's Heroin Epidemic Is Playing Out in National Politics
New Hampshire has experienced a huge increase in heroin and prescription drug addiction over the last decade. And because New Hampshire is one of the all-important early primary states, the presidential candidates are spending time there and have had to confront a lot of questions on this issue.
Read the story12 minThe Biology of Desire: Why Addiction is Not a Disease
Most medical experts say that addiction is a disease—whether that addiction is to drugs, alcohol, or cigarettes. That ever-expanding list is one reason why neuroscientist Marc Lewis takes issue with the addiction-is-a-disease model.
Read the story13 minPalmyra Scholar Killed
Two days after a renowned scholar was killed in Syria, experts are wondering what will become of the ancient ruins of Palmyra. Khaled al-As'ad was beheaded by the so-called Islamic State after he refused to reveal where many of the heritage site’s artifacts were hidden.
Read the story11 minWeb Roundup: Ashley Madison and Dismaland
One story has dominated the internet this week: the hack and data dump of the infidelity dating website Ashley Madison. Everyone is getting in on the action, from small-town papers to Washington, DC political rag The Hill. And a dystopian take on Disneyland.
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