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Dr Anirudh Kala
Addiction, Alcohol, Dr*gs, Caffeine, Symptoms & Prevention - Dr Anirudh Kala
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About this episode
In today’s episode of Figuring Out, we have Dr. Anirudh Kala in conversation with Raj Shamani. He is a Psychiatrist and the Author of books like ‘Most of What You Know About Addiction Is Wrong,’ ‘The Unsafe Asylum’ and many more.
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0:00Introduction↗2:28Understanding addiction↗10:50Habit turning into addiction↗13:46Addiction is a coping mechanism↗18:12Portugal decriminalising dr*gs↗24:01Alcohol as a habit v.s. addiction↗28:05Early signs of an alcoholic↗33:34Mechanism of substance abuse↗34:51Good addiction v.s. Bad addiction↗37:38Side effects of weed↗39:22Substances & crime↗43:42Addiction in men and women↗46:16Can occasional use of alcohol or dr*gs lead to addiction?↗55:50Caffeine addiction↗58:27Tolerance in substance abuse↗59:01How to quit an addiction?↗1:00:09Using substances for creativity↗1:01:56Ranking common substances↗1:04:03Importance of feeling painful emotions↗1:08:18Thank you!↗
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Dr Anirudh Kala
Addiction, Alcohol, Dr*gs, Caffeine, Symptoms & Prevention - Dr Anirudh Kala
In this episode
In today’s episode of Figuring Out, we have Dr. Anirudh Kala in conversation with Raj Shamani. He is a Psychiatrist and the Author of books like ‘Most of What You Know About Addiction Is Wrong,’ ‘The Unsafe Asylum’ and many more.
Chapters
- 0:00Introduction
- 2:28Understanding addiction
- 10:50Habit turning into addiction
- 13:46Addiction is a coping mechanism
- 18:12Portugal decriminalising dr*gs
- 24:01Alcohol as a habit v.s. addiction
- 28:05Early signs of an alcoholic
- 33:34Mechanism of substance abuse
- 34:51Good addiction v.s. Bad addiction
- 37:38Side effects of weed
- 39:22Substances & crime
- 43:42Addiction in men and women
- 46:16Can occasional use of alcohol or dr*gs lead to addiction?
- 55:50Caffeine addiction
- 58:27Tolerance in substance abuse
- 59:01How to quit an addiction?
- 1:00:09Using substances for creativity
- 1:01:56Ranking common substances
- 1:04:03Importance of feeling painful emotions
- 1:08:18Thank you!
RAJ SHAMANI
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