#149 — The Problem of Addiction

Making Sense with Sam Harris

Waking Up with Sam Harris

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🗓️ 4 March 2019

⏱️ 41 minutes

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Sam Harris speaks with Sally Satel about addiction. They discuss whether addiction should be considered a disease, the opiate epidemic in the U.S., the unique danger of fentanyl, the politicization of medicine, PTSD, and other topics.

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1:29.9	Today I'm speaking with Sally Satel. Sally is a practicing psychiatrist and lecturer at the
1:35.9	Yale School of Medicine. She's an expert on addiction, and she focuses on mental health policy as
1:43.2	well as political trends in medicine and psychiatry. Her most recent book is Brainwashed,
1:48.9	the seductive appeal of mindless neuroscience, which she wrote was scotly and felt.
1:54.3	Anyway, we talk about addiction. We discuss the opiate epidemic and the significance of fentanyl.
2:01.1	We talk about PTSD. We cover the intrusion of politics into medicine. We also talk about the ethics
2:08.0	of organ markets, the buying and selling of organs. Anyway, fascinating conversation. This is one
2:14.0	that I hope will be of practical use to anyone who either has suffered from addiction or
2:21.1	knows someone suffering. There were a few connection and latency issues that you'll hear, but
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