Episode · Huberman Lab · 2026-01-12
Books mentioned on How to Overcome Addiction to Substances or Behaviors | Dr. Keith Humphreys
Dr. Keith Humphreys is a professor of psychiatry and behavioral sciences at Stanford School of Medicine and a leading expert on treating addictions, drug laws and policy.
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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Addiction by Design
Addiction by Design by Natasha Dow Schüll is an ethnographic investigation into the mechanics of machine gambling, focusing on the design strategies that bind players to video poker terminals.
Recommended“There's a tremendous book Addiction by Design and I'm afraid I'm going to mispronounce the the name of the person who wrote I think it's Schull but I'm not sure but I know the title Addiction by Design about gambling and she profiles people who play video poker”
Where to get it
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The Comfort Crisis
The Comfort Crisis by Michael Easter is a nonfiction book examining how modern society's obsession with comfort and convenience negatively impacts physical and mental health.
Discussed“Michael Easter is is at a university out in Las Vegas and he got access to one of these. And he wrote the comfort crisis about getting outdoors, getting away from things and basically carrying weight on your back and walking as a therapy of sorts.”
Where to get it
