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NightSide - Looking At Patrick Kennedy's Thoughts About Addiction

BOSTON (CBS) - Former Congressman Patrick Kennedy appeared in an emotional interview on 60 Minutes this past Sunday. He talked openly about his own problems with addiction, as well as the struggles of other family members. But he also spoke of "the family code," and the reactions he got when he tried to talk about these problems. With Massachusetts and the nation as a whole facing a serious addiction epidemic, do you think we all need to be more open when discussing these tough issues? Do you think it's common that families want to bury this type of problem?

Originally broadcast October 9th, 2015.

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