This program examines the pharmaceutical and surgical treatments for Parkinson’s disease, profiling a 61-year-old author and educator who has struggled for a quarter of a century to control his symptoms. The program also explores the relationship between "designer drugs" and the sudden onset of Parkinson’s symptoms in young drug abusers. (19 minutes)

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