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"In 2016, an estimated 20.1 million people age 12 or older needed substance use disorder treatment according to the Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration," said Dr. Edward V. Nunes.

Anxiety is a signal telling you something is lurking that you're afraid of, says Dr. Franklin Schneier. To diminish it, "I try to pin down the fear to something as specific as possible," he says.

“A judge and jury may find defendants are less responsible because of a genetic factor,” said Dr. Paul Appelbaum, “but also feel that they are more likely to re-offend.”

"There is an urgency to this problem," said Dr. Adam Bisaga "The tragedy is, we have medication to treat opioid addiction. But death rates keep going up."