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Looks like. opioids have damaged these receptors, the glutomate receptors in the prefrontal cortex of the brain making it harder to make decisions, use good judgment, making it harder to just say no. >> the craving is so prominent. it's so enormous that they can't stop themselves. >> even if they want to stop they can't. their newly wired brain won't let them. it could help explain why some therapies to treat addiction aren't successful. take abstinence. >> i think it's e agree jous. you're telling someone whose brain is fundamentally changed that all they have to do is just say no when those ...

>> hurd showed me under the microscope. this is a healthy brain. lots of cells, lots of connections. >> beautiful, the branching, the communication is essential for every single thing we do. >> this is a brain on drugs. specifically, opioids. >> so one of the things you can see is that there's not that many networks. >> looks like a poorly populated neighborhood. >> exactly. >> this is what a brain disease looks like. opioids have damaged these receptors, the glutamate receptors in the prefrontal cortex of the brain making it harder to make decisions, use good judgment, making it harder to jus...

Too easy. age is a number. 16 and 17-years-old can get married in many states and get a job and drive their car. i don't see where age is a number. what i have been impressed with, the nation has been mesmerized by the kids at the school in parkland. they were articulate and smart. and to make an assumption that age is a measurement of competency -- >> why 16? why not 14? >> argue against me on this -- you can drive at 16. >> prefrontal cortex. do you know what that is, leo? >> explain it to me because -- >> it's not me. i'm not a scientific but there are those who are. and the prefrontal cort...

Not developed yet. it's not in balance. the emotional brain. hold on, leo. take a breath. it's okay. by 25, we are all developed. our teenage brain is now in sync with our emotional brain. this is science, this is not punditry. isn't it better to allow the brain to develop just a little? the rational part of the teen brain is fully developed" until the age of 25? adults think with the prefrontal cortex, teens process information with the amygdala. this is the emotional part. >> laura ingraham is going to play the scientific card on me on this case? come on, laura. >> laura: leo, you're out of ...

>> this is too easy. age is a number. 16 and 17-year-olds can get married in many states, they get a job, they can drive their car, i don't see where age is a number. what i have been impressed with, i think this whole nation has been mesmerized by the kids in school in parkland. those kids were articulate, smart, and to make an assumption, laura, you are a lawyer, to make an assumption that age is somehow a measurement of competency and maturity, i would beg to differ. >> laura: by 16? why not 14? >> argue against me on this. >> laura: prefrontal cortex. do you know what that means? >> explai...