CAMBRIDGE – They are the plagues that define our times: Addiction, depression, PTSD, suicide.Drug overdoses killed 72,000 Americans last year. The death toll from alcohol and cigarette addiction is even higher. Major depression affects more than 16 million Americans a year. Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder is epidemic among war veterans and victims of violence.
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