Addictionology (ADDICTION) with Erin Parisi
b'"Addiction doesn\'t have to be a bummer!," quoth addictionologist Erin Parisi, who has some uplifting and hopeful tales from her professional life. But content warning: it\'s definitely not a day in the park. Tune in for some info on alcohol dependence, smoking, opiates, behavioral addictions, how addiction can futz with your reward systems, some sobering statistics, what we can learn from rat parties, how childhood experiences can set the stage for substance dependence later, how many people are in recovery, what to do if a friend or loved one seems to have a problem, how to tell if you might have a problem, enjoying your grandpa\'s casserole, cuddling babies and more.\\n\\nErin Parisi\'s website: www.erincanhelp.com\\n\\nTo find publicly-funded treatment centers in your state, call 1-800-622-HELP or go to www.findtreatment.samhsa.gov\\n\\nFor sliding scale therapy, look into openpathcollective.org\\n\\nDonations were made to: DrugAbuse.gov and EndtheBacklog.org\\n\\nSponsor links: KiwiCo.com/ologies, StitchFix.com/ologies, Zola.com/ologies\\n\\nMore links at\\xa0alieward.com/ologies/addictionology\\n\\nBecome a patron of Ologies for as little as a buck a month:\\xa0www.Patreon.com/ologies\\n\\nOlogiesMerch.com\\xa0has hats, shirts, pins, totes!\\n\\nFollow\\xa0twitter.com/ologies\\xa0or\\xa0instagram.com/ologies\\n\\nFollow\\xa0twitter.com/AlieWard\\xa0or\\xa0instagram.com/AlieWard\\n\\nSound editing by\\xa0Jarrett Sleeper\\xa0of\\xa0MindJam Media\\xa0&\\xa0Steven Ray Morris\\n\\nTheme song by Nick Thorburn\\n\\nSupport the show: http://Patreon.com/ologies'