The Psychology of Addiction

Everyone knows addiction is bad but not everyone understands what it actually is. This episode explains the real science behind why addiction is a brain disorder and not a character flaw. We talk about what dopamine actually does, why willpower alone almost never works in battling addiction and why telling someone to just stop is also futile. From gambling and drugs to smartphones, pornography, and compulsive sexual behaviour - the same brain mechanism applies. And why Nigeria's response to all of it needs to get significantly better.

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