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Escaping Addiction by Patrick Bordeaux & George Koob

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Escaping Addiction

by Patrick Bordeaux & George Koob

Narrator George Newbern

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Length 8 hours 40 minutes

Language English

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Addiction is a worldwide curse that seems to be growing in seriousness on a yearly basis. While to the general public addiction may seem almost inescapable, the truth is that there are solutions to overcoming the various addictions, though to date they seem more elusive than attainable. The goal of Escaping Addiction is to highlight the variety of causes of addiction alongside an array of useful tools anyone can use to break the cycle of addiction, whether it’s to alcohol, drugs, food, or video games. The seeds of addictive behavior are often planted in childhood then fed to grow over years of the input-and-reward cycle. Detaching the rewards from the addictive input is key to breaking the habits that keep us addicted. Presented here are a variety of treatments—from medications to therapeutic approaches—that can help. Offering a better understanding of the mechanisms of addiction, this book can help anyone struggling with addiction to unravel it in their own lives.

Science & Technology Self-Improvement Health Nonfiction Psychology

Patrick Bordeaux, MD, is a child and adolescent psychiatrist and an associate professor of psychiatry at the Faculty of Medicine Université Laval in Quebec City, Canada. A dual citizen of France and the US, he is a fellow of The Royal College of Physicians of Canada (FRCPC) and of The American Psychiatric Association (FAPA), a diplomate of the American Board of Addiction Medicine (DABAM), and a member of The Canadian Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry.

George Koob, PhD, is the director of the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism. He has published hundreds of peer-reviewed papers and several books, including Neurobiology of Addiction. His career has included positions at the Scripps Research Institute, the Department of Neurophysiology at the Walter Reed Army Institute of Research, the University of Cambridge, and the Arthur Vining Davis Center for Behavioral Neurobiology at the Salk Institute for Biological Studies.

George Newbern has appeared in Father of the Bride, Father of the Bride II, Evening Star, Adventures in Babysitting, and many other films. On television, he has had roles on Scandal, Friends, Nip/Tuck, Hot in Cleveland, CSI, and more. He is also known for providing the voice of Superman in Justice League and for narrating audiobooks.