Our guest is Dr Musa Sami, Clinical Associate Professor of Psychiatry and Consultant Psychiatrist (specialising in addiction & substance abuse issues) at the University of Nottingham, UK. We discuss the fundamentals of how addictions develop, the biological effects & methods to counteract addiction.
As an Ahmadi Muslim, Dr Musa Sami also comments on Islamic studies to reflect on how Islamic principles can guide & alleviate addiction. We further discuss avenues for future research and ideas for exploration.
#Addiction #SubstanceAbuse #Islam
00:00 - How Dr Musa Sami began researching Addiction
04:12 - How is Addiction defined
05:51 - Behavioural addiction
06:44 - A mental disorder
07:10 - The presence of harm
08:20 - Dopamine & Brain activity
15:05 - Edwards and Gross dependence criteria
18:29 - Brain & body changes
20:19 - Why do withdrawal symptoms occur?
21:21 - How to overcome addictions
24:54 - Islam, morality & addiction
28:28 - Quran & abstinence from alcohol
31:45 - How gambling & alcohol are mentioned in the Quran
32:22 - Research from the Quran
32:54 - Ramadan & overcoming addictions
35:07 - Reasons for relapse - Abstinence Violation Effect
37:24 - Alcoholic Synonymous
39:50 - Biological effects of prayer
42:24 - Concluding remarks
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