Addiction Education

A source for free evidence-based information on the latest developments in addiction treatment. Recent research is showing many of the old assumptions about addiction are untrue and this podcast series hopes to dispel many of the myths and misconception with educational materials that reflect the greater understanding of brain disorders.

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Episodes

Mike's Story - Part 3 of 3

Before becoming addicted himself, Mike thought that addiction was a choice. With an uncontrollable compulsion to take more and more pills, and an inability to 'just stop', he soon realized that addiction is a chronic medical condition. He had to get better. His intense research about the buprenorphine treatment option led him to naabt.org. It was there he found the educational resources to make an informed decision if the treatment was right for him. There Mike also found peer support to ask que...

Nov 07, 2008•6 min

Mike's Story - Part 2 of 3

Prior to this point in his life, Mike had thought people who became addicted were making a choice to take drugs. He never thought it could happen to him. He decided he had to stop. Each time he tried, he got violently ill withdrawals and his dosage increased to 70, 80, 100 pills a day. "The one thing that I absolutely couldn't live with was the fact that I was lying to her." He told his wife about his addiction, she gave him her unconditional love and support and they started the journey togethe...

Nov 07, 2008•3 min

Mike's Story - Part 1 of 3

Meet Mike. An average middle-class American, raised and living in the heartland. Married, 3 children, 2 grandchildren. A loving husband and father, Mike was very active and present in his family's lives until he hurt himself at work in 1999. At that point, he was prescribed opioid painkillers. He took them as prescribed and as his tolerance grew, his prescription was increased as he needed more and more to control the pain. But with this increased dose, "my life started to change" said Mike. He ...

Nov 07, 2008•4 min

Addiction is a Brain Disease and it Matters

Many people also erroneously still believe that drug addiction is simply a failure of will or of strength of character. Research contradicts that position. Dr. ALAN I. LESHNER ( Director of the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) from 1994-2001) Explains why addiction is a brain disorder and how that impacts treatment and society.

Dec 29, 2007•26 min

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