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In this episode, Dr. Andrew Huberman discuss cannabis (aka marijuana), including the biological mechanisms underlying its effects on the mind and body, its known medical applications, its impact on libido, creativity, hunger, hormones and more. He also covers the known adverse health consequences of chronic and even acute (one-time) use…
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Hamilton Morris meets with Timothy Wyllie, an artist, writer and architect best known for his role in founding a controversial religion called The Process Church, and whose life has been a continuous quest to understand the mysteries of his own consciousness. He then heads to India to see industrial ketamine…
Dissociative & Hallucinogen Drug Use Disorders, Dissociatives, Ketamine, Personal Stories, Prevention & Treatment, Science & Research
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Anthropologist Natasha Dow Schüll, the author of Addiction by Design: Machine Gambling in Las Vegas, spent 15 years studying how casinos and slot machines are designed to pull users into a trancelike state called the “machine zone” where social demands, worries, and bodily awareness fades away. While in this zone, gamblers…
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In this presentation, Dr. Luke Clark, Director of the Centre for Gambling Research at UBC, will consider the modern conceptualisation of pathological gambling (or Gambling Disorder) as a behavioural addiction. After briefly reviewing diagnosis and prevalence, the talk will focus on the distorted styles of thinking that occur during gambling,…
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This incredibly informative documentary from NOVA PBS discusses opioid addiction, highlighting that addiction is not a moral failing, but rather, a treatable chronic medical condition. It provides a general overview of the science behind addiction, detailing how dopamine, the reward pathway, and other brain regions change as a result of…
Buprenorphine, Naloxone, Opioid Crisis, Opioid Use Disorder, Personal Stories, Prevention & Treatment, Science & Research, Suboxone
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This 2-hour podcast with Andrew Huberman dives deep into this topic, providing an interesting and easy-to-understand look at how alcohol effects your brain and body. He discusses the physiological effects, genetic differences that predispose some people to alcoholism, and more.
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This video by the Institute of Human Anatomy discusses “the pathway alcohol takes as it travels through your body.” It covers the various organs and tissues that interact with alcohol and how a hangover occurs, as well as how alcohol can effect people differently. You’ll see real cadavers (body parts)…
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This documentary follows Mike Pond, a therapist managing his alcohol addiction. He was only ever offered one treatment after losing his practice, his house, his family, and becoming homeless: Alcoholics Anonymous (AA).
Alcohol, Alcohol Use Disorder (AUD), Alcoholics Anonymous, Evidence-Based, Medication-Assisted Treatment, Naltrexone, Personal Stories, Prevention & Treatment, Recovery, Science & Research