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TeacherRobert Downey Jr. — Addiction, Recovery & the Greatest Comeback in Hollywood
Robert Downey Jr. went from Oscar nominee to incarcerated addict to the face of the biggest film franchise in history — and then won …
Explore this page Ibogaine: The African Plant Medicine Transforming Addiction Treatment ResourceIbogaine: The African Plant Medicine Transforming Addiction Treatment
Ibogaine is derived from the African iboga root and is producing remarkable results in addiction treatment and PTSD. Here's what the …
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ResourceHow to Overcome Addiction to Substances or Behaviors | Dr. Keith Humphreys
Dr. Keith Humphreys, presented by Huberman as an expert on addictive substances and behaviors, explains how to think logically about …
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ResourceThe Cure for Addiction
The speaker argues that what people self-medicate with substances is the pain of disconnection, and that the cure for addiction is …
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ResourceHow to Break Destructive Patterns
The speaker shares a tool he calls 'play the tape out' for breaking destructive patterns. When someone insists a drug problem, …
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ResourceLearn to Confront Your Feelings
David Choe describes himself as a severe gambling addict and argues every addiction is a form of gambling. He says he was running …
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ResourceTransform Pain & Trauma Into Creative Expression | David Choe
Artist David Choe speaks openly about addiction, shame, childhood abuse, massive success, career setbacks, and relapse, and about …
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ResourceControlling Your Dopamine for Motivation, Focus & Satisfaction | Huberman Lab Essentials
Huberman explains dopamine as a neuromodulator that changes the probability that neural circuits become active, influencing …
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ResourceHealth Effects & Risks of Kratom, Opioids & Other Natural Occurring Medicines | Dr. Chris McCurdy
Medicinal chemist Dr. Chris McCurdy explains kratom, a plant-derived compound sold widely in the United States and used for energy, …
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ResourceEssentials: Understanding & Treating Addiction | Dr. Anna Lembke
Addiction psychiatrist Dr. Anna Lembke explains dopamine as a neurotransmitter involved in both reward and movement. Dr. Lembke …
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ResourceTools for Overcoming Substance & Behavioral Addictions | Ryan Soave
Huberman speaks with addiction and trauma recovery expert Ryan Soave about overcoming substance addictions such as alcohol and drugs …
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ResourceHow to Increase Motivation & Drive | Huberman Lab Essentials
Huberman explains motivation through dopamine, describing the ventral tegmental area and nucleus accumbens as the core accelerator …
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ResourceHow Sugar & Processed Foods Impact Your Health | Dr. Robert Lustig
Physician and researcher Dr. Robert Lustig explains how sugar and processed foods affect health, arguing that sugar can be addictive …
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ResourceAMA #9: Kratom Risks, Does Infrared Sauna Work & Journaling Benefits
In this AMA, Huberman addresses kratom risks, whether infrared sauna works, and journaling benefits, focusing in the excerpts on …
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ResourceHow Your Brain’s Reward Circuits Drive Your Choices | Dr. Robert Malenka
Stanford psychiatrist and neuroscientist Dr. Robert Malenka discusses how reward circuits drive choices, merging his laboratory's …
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ResourceNicotine’s Effects on the Brain & Body & How to Quit Smoking or Vaping
Huberman separates nicotine itself from the ways it is delivered, discussing smoking, vaping, dip, snuff, patches, gum and other …
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ResourceControlling Your Dopamine For Motivation, Focus & Satisfaction
Huberman explains that dopamine is not simply a pleasure molecule but a driver of motivation, desire, craving, and satisfaction, and …
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ResourceUnderstanding & Treating Addiction | Dr. Anna Lembke
Dr. Anna Lembke, a psychiatrist and chief of the Addiction Medicine Dual Diagnosis Clinic at Stanford and author of Dopamine Nation, …
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