Addiction treatment catching up with groundbreaking brain and genetic research

It took Joseph Bryant seven attempts to kick lifetime addictions that began with alcohol when he was just 10, followed by heavy marijuana use in his teens, and topped by a $700-a-day heroin habit in his 20s. He found help at a residential recovery center in Brooklyn, N.Y., run by Phoenix House. <br><small><B>HARRY DIORIO/MCT </B></small>