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Carl Erik Fisher talks his new book, 'The Urge: Our History of Addiction'

PBS

The attached interview above is from SDPB's daily public-affairs show, In the Moment.

The current debate over the nature of addiction is only the latest chapter in a centuries-old story. Today we explore the history of addiction in medicine, literature, philosophy, and public policy with physician and bioethicist Carl Erik Fisher.

His new book is called The Urge: Our History of Addiction.