Judith Grisel on the Neuroscience of Addiction

<p>Dr. Judith Grisel is a professor of Psychology at Bucknell University.&nbsp;Judith is a behavioral neuroscientist with a particular interest in addiction.&nbsp;Her work includes trying to determine what is different about people who develop drug addictions before they ever try a drug.&nbsp;</p><p>In this episode, Judith and Eric discuss her book, “<a href="https://amzn.to/3cezX2V" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>Never Enough:&nbsp;The Neuroscience and Experience of Addiction</em></a><em>”&nbsp;</em>where she&nbsp;shares her personal experience of overcoming addiction as well as her passion for research into the neuroscience of addiction.</p><p>But wait – there’s more! The episode is not quite over!! We continue the conversation and you can access this exclusive content right in your podcast player feed.&nbsp;<a href="https://oneyoufeed.net/support" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Head over to our Patreon page and pledge to donate just $10 a month.&nbsp;</a>It’s that simple and we’ll give you good stuff as a thank you!</p><p><strong>In This Interview, Judith Grisel and I Discuss the Neuroscience of Addiction, and…</strong></p><ul><li>Her book,&nbsp;<a href="https://amzn.to/3cezX2V" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>Never Enough:&nbsp; The Neuroscience and Experience of Addiction</em></a>"&nbsp;&nbsp;</li><li>Channeling her strong will and enthusiasm for addiction into recovery&nbsp;</li><li>Focusing on what she wanted rather than what she didn't want</li><li>The complexity of addiction is there are so many factors that lead to it</li><li>Nature via nurture as well as the inherited risks of addiction</li><li>The increased risk of teenagers with addictive disorders when using drugs or alcohol while the brain is still developing.</li><li>The neural states associated with addiction also come from our history, culture, socialization, communication, and even microbiomes.</li><li>The "debt of addiction is accrued when borrowing good feelings from the future is due"</li><li>Mechanism