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Pleasure Unwoven: A Personal Journey About Addiction

The Betty Ford Institute is pleased to share with you a video that beautifully and eloquently explains how addiction is a disease.  “Pleasure Unwoven: A Personal Journey About Addiction” is presented by The Institute for Addiction Study, written by Kevin McCauley, cinematography by Norman Bosworth and produced by Jim Clegg.

The most important question about addiction is: “Is it really a “disease?” In this video essay, filmed in high-definition, Kevin McCauley explores the arguments for and against this vital debate, reviewing the latest neuroscientific research about addiction along the way. Using the spectacular landscape of Utah’s State and National Parks to describe the brain areas involved in addiction, Dr. McCauley turns complex neuroscientific concepts into easy-to-understand visual images that will help people in recovery feel better understood, and their families and friends feel hope that recovery is possible.

“The quality of the Pleasure Unwoven as an educational product on this issue is unprecedented and has enormous potential for professional and public education… Pleasure Unwoven may prove to be one of the most effective educational tools ever developed on addiction and will serve as an invaluable aid in the treatment of individuals and families affected by addiction.”

- William L. White, MA

Chestnut Health Systems

To learn more or purchase a copy of the DVD, click here: http://www.instituteforaddictionstudy.com/index.html

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