Today Coach Blu talks to Dr.  Faried Banimahd the founder, CEO, and Clinical Director of American Addiction Institute of Mind and Medicine as well as the founder and clinical director of Zephyr Medical Group. He has years of experience as a Clinical Professor of Emergency Medicine at both UCLA and UC Irvine School of Medicine. Dr. B has a great history and understanding of addiction, medication-assisted treatment (MAT), evidenced-based practices, individualized treatment, and research.  Listen to this fascinating conversation about the disease of addiction, medical marijuana, harm reduction, and if the old adage of once an addict always an addict is really true. For More On Dr. B. https://youtube.com/c/DrBAddictionRecovery https://vm.tiktok.com/ZMJnsQ42A/ Would you like bonus episodes of the added as a podcast, exclusive offers, and one of the time team apparel? Please join Addict to Athletes Patreon support page and help us turn the massive addiction into the message of sobriety!   https://www.patreon.com/addicttoathlete       For more information on Team Addict to Athlete and Addiction Recovery Podcasts please visit our website. https://AddictToAthlete.org   Would you like bonus episodes of the added as a podcast, exclusive offers, and one of the time team apparel? Please join Addict to Athletes Patreon support page and help us turn the massive addiction into the message of sobriety! https://www.patreon.com/addicttoathlete