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#159 Dr. Anna Lembke: Between Pleasure and Pain

The Knowledge Project with Shane Parrish

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Addiction is its own primary progressive disease

Contrary to early hypotheses, treating underlying depression or trauma does not spontaneously resolve addiction. Addiction is its own primary progressive disease and requires intervention for resolution. Understanding the origin of addiction, such as trauma, is important but does not resolve the addiction itself. Addiction is a biopsychosocial disease that requires a biopsychosocial treatment for recovery.

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