
#149 — The Problem of Addiction
Making Sense with Sam Harris
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The Advantages of Methadone as a Drug Treatment
Most addiction memoirs talk to a kind of psychic, profound psychic distress. It often takes the form of self-loathing as one of the most prominent themes. Some people want to repress painful memories. And these drugs really help. They really do. In fact, I refer to them as oblivion. That's what replacement opioids do. But it's rarely enough.
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