Episode · The Rich Roll Podcast · 2021-08-23
Books mentioned on Anna Lembke, MD on The Neuroscience of Addiction, Dopamine Fasting & The Opioid Crisis
The relentless pursuit of pleasure always leads to pain.
Rich Roll discussed Dopamine Nation by Anna Lembke and Drug Dealer, MD by Anna Lembke. Anna Lembke discussed Addiction and Virtue by Kent Dunnington and Humility, Pride, and Christian Virtue Theory by Kent Dunnington.
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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Dopamine Nation
Dopamine Nation by Anna Lembke, MD is a non-fiction book exploring the neuroscience of addiction, dopamine regulation, and how modern society's constant pursuit of pleasure leads to compulsive behaviors and diminished baseline happiness.
Discussed“She's also widely published. She's testified before Congress and as authored two important books, "Drug Dealer MD", which the New York Times declared, one of the top five books to read to understand the opioid epidemic and her newest called "Dopamine Nation" right here, which is a powerful primer on how to moderate compulsive over-consumption in a world where unfortunately”
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Drug Dealer, MD
Anna Lembke's book Drug Dealer, MD examines the systemic overprescription of narcotics and the complex medical, cultural, and corporate factors driving the American opioid epidemic.
Discussed“She's also widely published. She's testified before Congress and as authored two important books, "Drug Dealer MD", which the New York Times declared, one of the top five books to read to understand the opioid epidemic and her newest called "Dopamine Nation" right here”
Where to get it
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Addiction and Virtue
Discussed“And I first came across a book he wrote called, "Addiction and Virtue." Which is this philosophical lens through to consider whether or not addiction really is a disease and whether or not people have a choice and what that choice looks like, and he uses Aristotle.”
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Humility, Pride, and Christian Virtue Theory
Discussed“And I first came across a book he wrote called, "Addiction and Virtue." Which is this philosophical lens through to consider whether or not addiction really is a disease and whether or not people have a choice and what that choice looks like, and he uses Aristotle.”
Where to get it
Other mentions in this episode (1) — ad reads, self-promotion and passing references, never counted
Plugged Finding Ultra
“I wanted to share anonymously, some of those stories when I was writing, "Finding Ultra" and my publisher said the same thing.”