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The Full Brain Science Video
21:15 – All chapters of the video can be played as one complete video.
What is Addiction?
11:50 – Pat, a young person in recovery, explains in layman’s terms what addiction is, with the help of animations.
Why Young People Start Using Substances
6:15 – Video snippets of young people in recovery talking about why they started drinking or drugging and how it led to troubles in their lives.
How Addiction Happens - Inside the Brain
4:30 – Pat narrates the progression, and different factors that lead to substance use disorder with the help of animation.
Not Me: Impacts of Drinking and Drugging
2:30 – Video snippets of how young people grew apart from who they really were as their use progressed.
Behaviors on the RAMP® to Addiction
5:00 – Nine young people’s voices connect their behaviors on the RAMP® to addiction, in their own language, with what’s happening in the brain via animation.
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