In lieu of jail, addicts are mandated to receive comprehensive treatment, which often reduces relapses and re-arrests.

In an informal therapy group, Dr. Nora Volkow discusses addiction as a brain disease with addicts and family members.

Dr. Meyers discusses how a family member can change their dynamic with the addict and help them take the first steps towards treatment.

No medical treatment currently exists for stimulant addiction. At the MATRIX Institute, addicts attend behavioural therapy groups.

Experts discuss how families can deal with the challenging dynamics of an addicted adolescent while at the same time seeking treatment.

The story of one mother's attempt to rescue her daughter from her heroin addiction.