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Unlearning Addiction
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Length:
27 minutes
Released:
Apr 21, 2023
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Podcast episode
Description
Teen brains are uniquely primed for addiction -- that age is all about novelty seeking, risk taking, and impulsivity, a developmental stage with strong drives and little inhibition -- and they "learn" the pleasures of alcohol and drugs a little too well. Judith Grisel, PhD, a behavioral neuroscientist at Bucknell University who has written widely (and from personal experience) about the brain chemistry of addiction, explains why the urge to feel good "on demand" is so difficult to resist, and how the brain adapts to highs and lows. Fortunately, she also explains the path to life after addiction. Plus... why smelling weed on every street corner these days makes recovery much harder. https://www.bucknell.edu/fac-staff/judy-grisel
Released:
Apr 21, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode
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