We Don’t Treat Brains, We Treat People

• By: Andrew Tatarsky, PhD The Center for Optimal Living
• January 1st, 2014
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The US government estimates there are 80,000,000 Americans with diagnoses of substance abuse, dependence or binge drinking patterns, and we treat a tiny, tiny fraction of them effectively. We spend billions on the war on drugs, on research and on treatment and yet have little overall impact on the...