Addiction experts Dr. Charles Smith and Dr. Jason Hunt explain substance abuse as a disease and make the case that people who deal with substance abuse should not be stigmatized.

Understanding addiction as a disease instead of a moral failing or destructive choice can change the way it is treated.

Dr. Charles Smith and Dr. Jason Hunt are former medical doctors who now work as addiction specialists. Both have previously struggled with addiction to drugs and alcohol themselves.

After experiencing legal consequences for their actions while addicted, Dr. Smith and Dr. Hunt now work to help other people facing unmanageable addictions.

In Understanding Addiction, the pair draw from their own experiences with addiction, neuroscientific research, and insights from the recovery community to create a comprehensive view of what addiction looks like.