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Addiction Is Not A Choice: Dr. Gabor Maté’s Call for A Compassionate & Holistic Approach To Healing

The Rich Roll Podcast

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The Effects of Stress on the Brain

The brain is responsive to the environment, especially in early childhood. Dopamine receptors are diminished when there's a lot of stress around. If that gets programmed into your brain, later on you've got this condition called ADD. So what happens is that these early defenses help kids survive immediate stress but become sources of dysfunction later on.

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