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Maia Szalavitz: A New Lens on Addiction
Maia Szalavitz: A New Lens on Addiction
Maia Szalavitz: A New Lens on Addiction
Wednesday 1st November 2017
Maia Szalavitz discusses viewing addiction as a learning disorder and its treatment implications on 'The One You Feed'. Listen now.
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Get the buttons here!Maia Szalavitz: Rethinking Addiction as a Learning Disorder
If addiction is compulsive behavior that occurs despite negative consequences, and we've spent the last hundred years of policy trying to fix it with negative consequences.
Imagine seeing addiction through a completely different lens. In this eye-opening episode of 'The One You Feed', host Eric Zimmer chats with Maia Szalavitz, an acclaimed American journalist and author, who argues that addiction is a learning disorder, not a disease or moral failing. Szalavitz’s perspective challenges conventional views and offers fresh insights into how we understand and treat addiction.
Drawing from her extensive research and personal experiences, she explains how addiction can be seen as a developmental disorder, emphasizing the role of learning and adaptation in addictive behaviors. This approach shifts the focus from the substance or behavior itself to the underlying reasons why people turn to them. Szalavitz discusses the implications of this viewpoint for treatment, advocating for compassionate, holistic approaches that consider genetics, culture, and timing.
She stresses the importance of treating individuals with kindness and recognizing their humanity, rather than pushing them to hit rock bottom. The episode also touches on the role of medicine in addiction treatment, highlighting the need for sensible, biopsychosocial methods. Szalavitz’s ideas are thought-provoking and may just make you see addiction in a new light. Tune in for a conversation that could change how you think about addiction and recovery.