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#7 Addict to Academic with George Henderson. Breaking down the biology and neurobiology behind addiction.

#7 Addict to Academic with George Henderson. Breaking down the biology and neurobiology behind addiction.

Prevention is Cure vor 4 Jahren

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MENTAL HEALTH SERIES Episode 7: In this episode Prof Grant
Schofield speaks with George Henderson a former addict turned
self-taught and widely published academic. George describes how
boredom and curiosity led him to seek out addictive substances in
the 70's, a time when the drug culture was running rampant in New
Zealand.

Grant and George discuss the biology of addiction, looking at
different substances and delving into the importance of the
environment and the neurobiology of addiction, or what's going on
in the brain. A thought provoking discussion about what it means
to be addicted.

"The disease model of addiction is valid. The way I see it, a
substance gets into your brain and hacks your brain cells so you
can only sign in using the drug" - George Henderson

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