Essentials: Understanding & Treating Addiction | Dr. Anna Lembke

In this Huberman Lab Essentials episode, my guest is Dr. Anna
Lembke, MD, Chief of the Stanford Addiction Medicine Dual Diagnosis
Clinic at Stanford University School of Medicine. 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 addiction. We also discuss some of the challenges of
addiction recovery, including withdrawal, relapses and the
potential benefits of psychedelic-assisted therapy. Read the
episode show notes at hubermanlab.com. Thank you to our sponsors
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becoming available for transfer. Timestamps 00:00:00 Anna Lembke
00:00:15 Dopamine, Reward & Movement 00:01:54 Baseline
Dopamine; Genetics, Temperament & Addiction 00:05:24 Addiction,
Modern Life & Boredom 00:07:18 Sponsor: AG1 00:08:55
Pleasure-Pain Balance, Dopamine, Addiction 00:14:17 Resetting
Dopamine, Substance or Behavior Recovery, Tool: 30-Day Abstinence
00:16:04 Relapse, Addiction, Reflexive Behavior, Empathy 00:20:17
Triggers, Relapse, Dopamine 00:23:15 Sponsor: Wealthfront &
BetterHelp 00:26:04 Shame, Truth Telling & Recovery 00:28:26
Addiction, Psychedelic-Assisted Therapy, Psilocybin, MDMA 00:33:29
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