118. Carl Erik Fisher: Our History of Addiction

Dr. Carl Erik Fisher is an addiction psychiatrist, bioethicist, and assistant professor of clinical psychiatry at Columbia University, who understands addiction in a deeply personal way. At 29 he was a psychiatrist-in-training fresh from medical school when his own addiction crisis nearly cost him everything. Desperate to make sense of the condition that had plagued him and his family for generations, he turned to the history of addiction. Today we're talking about...  Why trying to trace addiction to one single cause can be misleading Why people keep using despite wanting to stop How Freud championed cocaine as a “wonder drug” Why trying to eradicate addiction causes harm Cultures' permissive attitude toward alcohol Why we need to get curious about the role our addiction plays in helping us cope with pain The role corporations play in the way people think about addiction Why holding onto diagnostic labels too tightly can become more harmful than helpful Why we should be careful with psychedelics   Episode goodies...  Toss the toxins today and save $10 off your Branch Basics order when you click here.   Like the show? Please leave me a review here. Even just one sentence helps! Post a screenshot of you listening on Instagram and tag me at courageously.u so I can send you a virtual hug.    TODAY'S SHOW NOTES: https://courageouslyu.com/carl-erik-fisher/   HANGOUT WITH ME ON INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/courageously.u/