How to Treat Addiction

Wishful thinking, empty promises and empty threats, and shaming don't work to treat addiction. People have been trying to strategize ways to overcome addiction for centuries. Have we finally gotten it right? We are certainly doing a lot better now. We unpack that long history and current research around treating addiction.RecommendationsAbraham: Fall Guy (https://www.thefallguymovie.com/)Shane: IF ( https://www.imdb.com/title/tt11152168/)May 9th is:Composting DayEnd of the Middle Ages DayInternational Day of United Nations PeacekeepersNational Biscuit DayNational Senior Health & Fitness DayPaperclip DayPink Flamingo DayPut a Pillow on your Fridge DayWorld Digestive Health DayWorld Otter DayWeek of Solidarity with the Peoples of Non Self-Governing TerritoriesLinks and References: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6944776/pdf/nihms-1545896.pdfhttps://recovery.org/drug-treatment/history/https://www.avenuesrecovery.com/blog/historical-figures-in-addiction-treatment-benjamin-rush/#:~:text=A%20Founding%20Father%20Fighting%20Addiction,-As%20one%20of&text=He%20said%2C%20%E2%80%9CA%20nation%20corrupted,of%20the%20dangers%20of%20alcohol.White, W. L. (2002). Addiction treatment in the United States: Early pioneers and institutions. Addiction, 97(9), 1087-1092.https://www.thelancet.com/pdfs/journals/lancet/PIIS0140673604176186.pdfhttps://aa-semi.org/archive/the-evolution-of-the-dark-world-of-alcoholism-early-cures-of-alcoholism/https://www.addictioncenter.com/community/evolution-history-of-rehab/Higgins, S. T., & Petry, N. M. (1999). Contingency management. Incentives for sobriety. Alcohol research & health : the journal of the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, 23(2), 122–127.Petry N. M. (2011). Contingency management: what it is and why psychiatrists should want to use it. The psychiatrist, 35(5), 161–163. https://doi.org/10.1192/pb.bp.110.031831https://www.pnas.org/doi/full/10.1073/pnas.0806889105Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/why-we-do-what-we-do--3419521/support.