Natural Law Episode 43: Addictions Part 6

Recommended Reads - Blaming the Brain by Elliot Valenstein, Magic bullets: Anatomy of an Epidemic by Robert Whitaker, Brainwashed: The Seductive Appeal of Mindless Neuroscience by Sally Satel and Scott Lillenfeld, The Myth of Mental Illness by Thomas Szacz. In this episode I will talk about: what harm means, do not steal, feds and private citizens coming to people's homes, CV 19 stuff could be a diversion, a note about tolerance, people must stop believing that they cannot control themselves, the human will is more powerful than any drug, involvement or other person, what needs are met by an addiction, "the addicted brain", mental illness is a metaphor, biochemical theories about addiction and psychological problems are flawed at best, how drugs interact with the brain is what has been discovered not mental diseases, psychiatric drugs cause biochemical imbalances, the idea of magic bullets is a fantasy, reductionism, NIDA, most people recover from addiction on their own.