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Almost 21 million Americans have at least one addiction. The financial impact on the US economy is staggering, but the human toll – the impact on lives and the lives of the person struggling with addiction – is immeasurable. Addiction threatens careers and destroys marriages. Even at its most basic level, any form of addiction harms a person’s health.

But most of us don’t treat addiction like other conditions that affect your health. Addiction is often stigmatized or hidden.

And that may be part of why so many of us know so little about what addiction actually is, and how it works.

The Science of Addiction talks with the experts at the U-M Addiction Treatment Services, part of the U-M Addiction Center and to help listeners better understand what we know about addiction today.

Join Dr. Deb Berman, assistant dean for admissions, and Carol Teener, director of admissions, along with two current medical students from the University of Michigan Medical School for answers to your questions about getting into medical school and more. The conversation ranges from GPAs and personal statements to the culture and experiences that make Michigan unique.