Down Syndrome is a genetic condition with some characteristic features and complications. We explain how this condition occurs, the history, features of the diagnosis, and treatment. Do you know someone with Down Syndrome? Join us in our celebration of a diverse group of people united by their genetic variation. RecommendationsAbraham: Self Reliance (https://www.hulu.com/movie/self-reliance-b530df17-e123-4174-8d4d-75e6f422468f)Shane: Archers of Loaf - Seconds Before the Accident (https://www.discogs.com/release/1364075-Archers-Of-Loaf-Seconds-Before-The-Accident)Links and References: https://ndss.org/abouthttps://dsfamilynetwork.org/https://dsnetworkaz.org/https://www.dsnnn.org/https://www.dsdiagnosisnetwork.org/https://youtu.be/NPmU0JS5PqY?si=FyiNaGjvyUbKZ9PJhttps://www.champaigndsn.org/Ataman, A. D., Vatanoğlu-Lutz, E. E., & Yıldırım, G. (2012). Medicine in stamps: history of Down syndrome through philately. Journal of the Turkish German Gynecological Association, 13(4), 267–269. https://doi.org/10.5152/jtgga.2012.43Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/why-we-do-what-we-do--3419521/support.

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You've seen the title of this episode, so now that we have your attention: sex addiction! What are the psychometric criteria by which sex becomes an addiction? Further, who does this impact? The answers to this are both not what you might think. Turns out, there is a lot of history of "puritan"-like stigmatization around the "appropriate" amount of sex and with whom. Links and References: https://my.clevelandclinic.org/health/diseases/22690-sex-addiction-hypersexuality-and-compulsive-sexual-behaviorhttps://www.sexaddict.com/six-types-of-sex-addicts/https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3960064/https://sexualhealthalliance.com/nymphomedia-blog/a-brief-history-of-sex-addictionhttps://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s12119-012-9136-3https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/women-who-stray/201510/who-is-the-real-father-sex-addictionhttps://azri.org/sex-addiction/what-are-the-different-types-of-sex-addictions/https://www.news-medical.net/health/Sexual-Dysfunction-History.aspxRecommendationsAbraham: Fallout (https://www.amazon.com/Fallout-Season-1/dp/B0CN4HV16N)Shane: Dracula by Bram Stoker (https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/17245.Dracula)Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/why-we-do-what-we-do--3419521/support.

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Humans haven't had shampoo for very long in our relative history. What about our ancestors, what did they do without shampoo? Animals don't seem to require shampoo. What is this weird practice and what would happen if we gave it up? This mini investigates Big Shampoo!Links and Referenceshttps://books.google.com/books/about/An_Uncommon_History_of_Common_Things.html?id=bcaXzXPP8ooChttps://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/319848#takeawayBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/why-we-do-what-we-do--3419521/support.

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Humans have been engineering strategies to reduce the risks of life for as long as humans have been engineering everything. As it relates to addiction, harm reduction is a stragegy that emerged to help prevent the spread of disease and has been successfully applied to supporting people with chemical dependency. We explore the criticisms, concerns, and science behind harm reduction. RecommendationsAbraham: Cocaine Bear (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt14209916/)Shane: Charles Bukowski - Hollywood (https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/38505.Hollywood)Bonus: National Harm Reduction Coalition (https://harmreduction.org/)Links: https://youtu.be/Llm5vVybJWw?si=MtwfI2gl_ZYq_mulhttps://www.samhsa.gov/find-help/harm-reductionhttps://www.hhs.gov/overdose-prevention/https://nida.nih.gov/research-topics/harm-reductionhttps://harmreduction.org/about-us/principles-of-harm-reduction/https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/0306460396000421https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/02791072.2001.10400463https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0196064420313871https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s11606-021-06904-4https://academic.oup.com/smr/article-abstract/10/1/3/6880246https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0230886https://accp1.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1002/jcph.1937https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/16203323/Walley AY, Xuan Z, Hackman HH, et al. Opioid overdose rates and implementation of overdose education and nasal naloxone distribution in Massachusetts: interrupted time series analysis. BMJ. 2013;346:f174. doi:https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.f174https://americanaddictioncenters.org/harm-reductionAspinall, E. J., Nambiar, D., Goldberg, D. J., Hickman, M., Weir, A., Van Velzen, E., . . . Hutchinson, S....

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Welcome to our new episode format, the mini! Although this is our second one, we are still excited to be exploring this new way of doing episodes. This discusion explores how lotteries came to be and why we pursue them with such vigor.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/why-we-do-what-we-do--3419521/support.

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The saga continues as we explore the historical policy blunder that was the "War on Drugs." What lead to the development of this idea? We review the distinction between what was stated and what actually happened, and, of course, who won the war? spoiler it was drugs. RecommendationsAbraham: Speechify App (https://speechify.com/?source=fb-for-mobile&via;=nguyen-linh-nam&gad;_source=1&gclid;=Cj0KCQjwiMmwBhDmARIsABeQ7xRZ-vEPaqs8c7IAr7jeYUXdDNtP0Wgtf92Chyk99jyGJIJ9V8rSv1QaAtWbEALw_wcB)Shane: Amber Brooke Farms (https://amberbrookefarms.com/blueberry-festival/?gad_source=1&gclid;=Cj0KCQjwiMmwBhDmARIsABeQ7xR6jxy-33SjkhqahM3-YTrIh3z-c_FCR06EM3mfz9EAH1FvdLQtTFQaAuB5EALw_wcB) Links and References: https://oig.justice.gov/sites/default/files/archive/special/9712/ch01p1.htmhttps://www.ojp.gov/ncjrs/virtual-library/abstracts/big-white-lie-cia-and-cocainecrack-epidemichttps://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/drugs/special/cia.htmlhttps://enditforgood.com/content/50th-anniversary-of-war-on-drugs-it-never-worked-different-approach-needed/?gad_source=1&gclid;=CjwKCAjwnv-vBhBdEiwABCYQA7Yhc5ZPj339VVFmO9fUz9zl41doaebUygZeBcV8DjPpe1oUcuLykxoC6p8QAvD_BwEhttps://drugpolicy.org/drug-war-stats/?ms=5J1_24GoogleGrant&utm;_source=GoogleSEM&utm;_medium=cpc&utm;_campaign=SEM&sc;=&cid;=7011K000001tKzkQAE&gad;_source=1&gclid;=CjwKCAjwnv-vBhBdEiwABCYQA2Kns_vgVsD_DDHjq1R4xdIuy6j8gKrWRcCowl1mY0qFXrhlz2wCqxoCbyUQAvD_BwEhttps://cdn.penalreform.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/PRI_war-on-drugs-briefing_March-2013.pdfhttps://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9302017/https://civilrights.org/blog/americas-war-on-drugs-50-years-later/https://www.npr.org/2021/06/17/1006495476/after-50-years-of-the-war-on-drugs-what-good-is-it-doing-for-usBecome a...

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