Big Ideas S12 E29 Dr. Marc D. Lewis on Memoirs of an Addicted Brain

Dr. Marc D. Lewis discusses the story and the science behind his book Memoirs of an Addicted Brain. Lewis is a professor at the Behavioural Science Institute, part of Radboud University Nijmegen, The Netherlands. Lewis's book documents the years he spent addicted to drugs including morphine and heroin, and links his first-hand drug experiences to his current behavioural science research into the interaction between drugs and brain chemistry.