Maia Szalavitz on The Case For Harm Reduction

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Eric Zimmer, The One You Feed

Self-improvement, Education, Religion & Spirituality, Health & Fitness, Mental Health, Buddhism

4.5 • 2.7K Ratings

🗓️ 14 September 2021

⏱️ 60 minutes

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Maia Szalavitz is an American reporter and New York Times best-selling author who has focused much of her work on the topic of addiction. She has won awards from the National Institute on Drug Abuse, the Drug Policy Alliance, the American Psychological Association and the American College of Neuropsychopharmacology for her 30 years of groundbreaking writing on addiction, drug policy and neuroscience. In this episode, Maia and Eric discuss her book, Undoing Drugs: The Untold Story of Harm Reduction and the Future of Addiction. But wait – there’s more! The episode is not quite over!! We continue the conversation and you can access this exclusive content right in your podcast player feed. Head over to our Patreon page and pledge to donate just $10 a month. It’s that simple and we’ll give you good stuff as a thank you! In This Interview, Maia Szalavitz and I Discuss The Case for Harm Reduction and… Her book: Undoing Drugs: The Untold Story of Harm Reduction and the Future of Addiction What “harm reduction” means in the case of addition The truth behind why we have the drug policies that we currently have Differentiating between the terms dependence and addiction The real problem of addiction being the compulsive behavior that’s ruining your life The role of moderation in substance use in people in recovery How to know whether or not moderation or abstinence is right for you The problem with a binary approach to drug use The harm reduction recovery approach as any positive change The difficult but crucial role of being a beginner to learn what’s right for you Maia Szalavitz Links: Maia’s Website Twitter Feals: Premium CBD delivered to your doorstep to help you manage stress, anxiety, pain, and sleeplessness. Feals CBD is food-grade and every batch is tested so you know you are getting a truly premium grade product. Get 50% off your first order with free shipping by becoming a member at www.feals.com/wolf If you enjoyed this conversation with Maia Szalavitz, you might also enjoy these other episodes: Maia Szalavitz on a Different Lens of Addiction (2017) Judson Brewer on Addiction and the Craving Mind See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	If locking people up were such a great treatment for addiction and such a great way to like solve people's problems,
0:07.3	why aren't rich people going? Why aren't white people being locked up all the time?
0:19.8	Welcome to the One You Feed.
0:21.8	Throughout time, great thinkers have recognized the importance of the thoughts we have,
0:26.4	quotes like garbage in, garbage out, or you are what you think, ring true, and yet for many of us
0:33.4	our thoughts don't strengthen or empower us. We tend toward negativity, self-pity, jealousy,
0:39.8	or fear. We see what we don't have instead of what we do. We think things that hold us back and
0:45.7	dampen our spirit. But it's not just about thinking. Our actions matter. It takes conscious,
0:51.9	consistent and creative effort to make a life worth living. This podcast is about how other people
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2:13.6	your podcasts. Thanks for joining us. Our guest on this episode is Maya Solovitz, an American reporter
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