In this episode of The Real Recovery Podcast we get pointed and take a deep dive into the scientific side of drug and alcohol addiction. Great effort is made in the pursuit of universal understandingโ join host Crystal Moore as she guides listeners through Neurobiology as it relates to addiction; its disease components, and understand the relationships between brain function and why common tropes of โmind over matterโ, โfaithโ, and โhopeโ donโt constitute strategically. This is an episode power packed with information to help anyone understand the approach of addiction as a disease better. ๐ง๐๐ ๐ฅ๐๐๐ ๐ฅ๐๐๐ข๐ฉ๐๐ฅ๐ฌ ๐ฃ๐ข๐๐๐๐ฆ๐ง ๐ถ๐ ๐ฎ๐น๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฑ๐ ๐๐ผ๐ฟ๐ธ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ผ๐ป ๐ผ๐๐ฟ ๐ป๐ฒ๐ ๐ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐๐ต๐ถ๐ฟ๐ฑ ๐๐ฒ๐ฎ๐๐ผ๐ป! ๐ช๐ฒ ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐น๐ผ๐ผ๐ธ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ผ๐ฝ๐น๐ฒ ๐ฐ๐๐ฟ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ป๐๐น๐ ๐ถ๐ป ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐๐ถ๐๐ฒ ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฐ๐ผ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐๐ฒ๐ฎ๐๐ผ๐ป 3 ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐๐ถ๐-๐ฑ๐ผ๐๐ป, ๐ฐ๐ผ๐ป๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป๐ฎ๐น ๐ฒ๐ฝ๐ถ๐๐ผ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ ๐๐ผ ๐๐ต๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐๐ต๐ฒ๐ถ๐ฟ ๐ท๐ผ๐๐ฟ๐ป๐ฒ๐ ๐๐ต๐ฟ๐ผ๐๐ด๐ต ๐ฎ๐ฑ๐ฑ๐ถ๐ฐ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ถ๐ป๐๐ผ ๐๐ผ๐ฏ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฒ๐๐. *๐ฌ๐ผ๐ ๐๐๐ก ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐บ๐ฎ๐ถ๐ป ๐ฑ๐ถ๐๐ฐ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฒ๐ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐๐ถ๐น๐น ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ฒ๐๐ฒ ๐ฎ ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ๐บ๐ฎ๐น, ๐ป๐ผ๐๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ถ๐๐ฒ๐ฑ, ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐น๐ฒ๐ด๐ฎ๐น๐น๐ ๐ฏ๐ถ๐ป๐ฑ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ก๐๐ ๐ฐ๐ผ๐ป๐๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ ๐ฝ๐ฟ๐ผ๐๐ฒ๐ฐ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐๐ผ๐๐ฟ ๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ฒ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐บ๐ถ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ถ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ป๐๐ถ๐๐ ๐ผ๐ป ๐ฎ๐ถ๐ฟ* ๐ฆ๐๐ก๐ ๐จ๐ฆ ๐๐ก ๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐ผ ๐ฏ๐ฒ๐ฐ๐ผ๐บ๐ฒ ๐ฎ ๐ด๐๐ฒ๐๐: ๐๐ต๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐น๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฐ๐ผ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐๐ฝ๐ผ๐ฑ@๐ด๐บ๐ฎ๐ถ๐น.๐ฐ๐ผ๐บ ๐นplease donโt let the fear of stigma stand between you and the inspiration of sharing your resilience. ๐น ๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐พ๐๐ผ๐ ๐๐๐ฟ๐๐ผ: ๐ง๐ถ๐ธ๐ง๐ผ๐ธ & ๐๐ป๐๐๐ฎ๐ด๐ฟ๐ฎ๐บ: @๐๐ต๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐น๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฐ๐ผ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐๐ฝ๐ผ๐ฑ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐๐ FACT CHECK & RESEARCH: We cannot stress enough the significance of reliable, evidence supported, research. In a world where defaulting to a quick Google search is quid pro quo and social media echoes, the probability of harmful information being shared at rapid rates becomes compounded by the acute nature of followers to โhit that share buttonโ without giving it much thought, let alone consideration to the truthfulness of what they share. This is how opinions become dangerous. Good News? It doesnโt have to be that way! ๐๐น๐๐ฎ๐๐ ๐ฑ๐ผ ๐๐ผ๐๐ฟ ๐ผ๐๐ป ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฐ๐ต ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ฎ๐๐ธ ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฒ๐ ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ ๐๐ผ๐๐ฟ๐ฐ๐ฒ๐ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ถ๐ป๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ๐บ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป ๐ฏ๐ฒ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐๐ต๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฑ. ๐ง๐ผ๐ฑ๐ฎ๐ยด๐ ๐ฒ๐ฝ๐ถ๐๐ผ๐ฑ๐ฒ ๐๐ฎ๐ ๐ฝ๐ฟ๐ผ๐ฑ๐๐ฐ๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐ฏ๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ก ๐๐๐๐ค๐ซ๐๐ง๐ฎ ๐๐ค๐๐๐๐จ๐ฉยฉ The information is todayโs episode can be sourced from the following: 1. THE NEUROBIOLOGY OF SUBSTANCE USE, MISUSE, AND ADDICTION: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK424849/#:~:text=Well%2Dsupported%20scientific%20evidence%20shows,affect%2C%20and%20preoccupation%2Fanticipation 2. FACT SHEET: Addressing Addiction and the Overdose Epidemic: https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/statements-releases/2022/03/01/fact-sheet-addressing-addiction-and-the-overdose-epidemic/ 3.The Evolution of Addiction Medicine as a Medical Specialty: https://journalofethics.ama-assn.org/article/evolution-addiction-medicine-medical-specialty/2011-12#:~:text=Addiction%20medicine%2C%20the%20study%20and,of%20the%20Declaration%20of%20Independence.