In this episode, Alex & Julia tackle the hypothesis: Addiction is a choice. They talk alcoholism, socialising rats, ‘Ask Jeeves’ and much more…

 

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Total Number of Votes: 524 responded. Agree = 13 % Disagree = 87 %

 

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Resources/References:

Summary of science behind compulsiveness in addiction: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41583-020-0289-z

TedX Talk by John Hari on how we have got addiction all wrong: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PY9DcIMGxMs

Genetic component in addiction: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3506170/

Rat’s pick social interaction over drugs: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41593-018-0246-6

Compassionate article on why addiction is not a choice: https://www.uk-rehab.com/drug-addiction/why-drug-addiction-is-not-a-choice/