Sam and I had an awesome conversation today that I look forward to continuing in another episode. We covered a lot of ground and learned about one another. Hear how Sam was caught up by alcoholism and the variables that led him there. There are a lot of similarities between how people become addicted to substances. 

Addiction and recovery

Harm reduction

Sam's path into addiction and then recovery

Control, hyperfixation

Control of emotions

Substances as a tool of control

Early addiction/ overuse of sleep aids

Sam's Traumatic Brain Injury, (TBI)

Genetic predisposition

The devastating impact alcohol had on Sam's family just a couple of generations ago

Why alcohol as your drug of choice?

At the peak of alcoholism, alcoholics often are perpetually drunk

Staving of withdrawls

What are withdrawls?

Rational/irrational

ADHD

Post acute withdrawl symptoms- PAWS

Psychedelics for recovery