Dr. Anna Lembke is a world-renowned addiction specialist and psychiatrist at Stanford University School of Medicine. She serves as the Medical Director of the Stanford Addiction Medicine Dual Diagnosis Clinic and is a leading expert in the field of addiction medicine. With a passion for helping those struggling with addiction, Dr. Lembke provides comprehensive and evidence-based treatment to her patients and is a respected educator in the field and is the author of Dopamine Nation: Finding Balance in the Age of Indulgence.In this episode we cover:Is Big Pharma Being Used for Population Control?How to reduce you phone addiction.How do addictive substances hijack our brain.And more!Buy Dopamine Nation Now----Highlights00:00 Intro01:00 Dr. Lembke’s Trajectory in The Field of Addiction.03:55 What is Addiction?08:00 What is Dopamine? What are our biggest misconceptions on it?14:30 How do addictive substances hijack our brain?18:34 How Are Modern Market Forces are Manipulating Our Reward Systems?28:25 How Boredom Breeds Genius.30:20 How to reduce you phone addiction?35:50 Technology Effects in Children’s Development.41:20 Is Big Pharma Being Used for Population Control?45:00 When did Big Pharma Become Greedy?48:00 Are We Experiencing Less Emotions as a Species?51:10 How Do Labels Affect Our Behaviors?53:01 How To Improve our Mental Health Systems?55:30 Outro.----Thank you for listening! If you enjoyed this episode, here's what to do next:Subscribe now and learn from the world's most brilliant minds.Share this episode with a friend.Rate the show on Apple Podcasts & Spotify.