Essentials: Understanding & Treating Addiction Dr. Anna Lembke

<p>In this <a href="https://hubermanlab.com/essentials">Huberman Lab Essentials</a> episode, my guest is <a href="https://www.annalembke.com/">Dr. Anna Lembke, MD</a>, Chief of the <a href="https://stanfordhealthcare.org/medical-clinics/outpatient-addiction-medicine-dual-diagnosis-clinic.html">Stanford Addiction Medicine Dual Diagnosis Clinic</a> at Stanford University School of Medicine.</p>
<p>We discuss how dopamine drives reward, motivation and addictive behaviors. Dr. Lembke explains the concept of the pleasure-pain balance of dopamine and how this cycle plays a key role in the development and persistence of <a href="www.hubermanlab.com/subtopics/addiction">addiction</a>. We also discuss some of the challenges of addiction recovery, including withdrawal, relapses and the potential benefits of <a href="www.hubermanlab.com/subtopics/psychedelic-science-and-therapies">psychedelic-assisted therapy</a>.</p>
<p>Read the episode show notes at <a href="https://www.hubermanlab.com/episode/essentials-understanding-treating-addiction-dr-anna-lembke">hubermanlab.com</a>.</p>
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<p><strong>Timestamps</strong></p>
<p>00:00:00 Anna Lembke</p>
<p>00:00:15 Dopamine, Reward &amp; Movement</p>
<p>00:01:54 Baseline Dopamine; Genetics, Temperament &amp; Addiction</p>
<p>00:05:24 Addiction, Modern Life &amp; Boredom</p>
<p>00:07:18 Sponsor: AG1</p>
<p>00:08:55 Pleasure-Pain Balance, Dopamine, Addiction</p>
<p>00:14:17 Resetting Dopamine, Substance or Behavior Recovery, Tool: 30-Day Abstinence</p>
<p>00:16:04 Relapse, Addiction, Reflexive Behavior, Empathy</p>
<p>00:20:17 Triggers, Relapse, Dopamine</p>
<p>00:23:15 Sponsor: Wealthfront &amp; BetterHelp</p>
<p>00:26:04 Shame, Truth Telling &amp; Recovery</p>
<p>00:28:26 Addiction, Psychedelic-Assisted Therapy, Psilocybin, MDMA</p>
<p>00:33:29 Social Media &amp; Addiction, Tool: Intentionality</p>
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