The important question about addiction is: "Is it really a "disease?" This video essay presents the arguments for and against this question. Reviewing all the latest research about addiction along the way. Uses the spectacular landscape of Utah's State and National Parks to describe the brain areas involved in addiction, 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. Film is not rated. Running time: 70 minutes.

Winner of the National Association of Addiction Treatment Providers’ Michael Q. Ford Journalism Award

This program is part of Ipswich Reads ... One Book: 2019. For more information about this series and a full schedule of events, please visit this link.