Figuring Out · FO260

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.

1. 0:00Introduction
2. 2:28Understanding addiction
3. 10:50Habit turning into addiction
4. 13:46Addiction is a coping mechanism
5. 18:12Portugal decriminalising dr*gs
6. 24:01Alcohol as a habit v.s. addiction
7. 28:05Early signs of an alcoholic
8. 33:34Mechanism of substance abuse
9. 34:51Good addiction v.s. Bad addiction
10. 37:38Side effects of weed
11. 39:22Substances & crime
12. 43:42Addiction in men and women
13. 46:16Can occasional use of alcohol or dr*gs lead to addiction?
14. 55:50Caffeine addiction
15. 58:27Tolerance in substance abuse
16. 59:01How to quit an addiction?
17. 1:00:09Using substances for creativity
18. 1:01:56Ranking common substances
19. 1:04:03Importance of feeling painful emotions
20. 1:08:18Thank you!