On this episode of Sober Junkies, we talk to board certified pediatrician and addictionologist Dr. Paul Thomas about the roots of the modern opioid epidemic, the usefulness of methadone/buprenorphine/naltrexone, the role of stress in addiction, the attention economy, the importance of social connection for recovering addicts, Demi Lovato, corporate America, the genetic and environmental causes of addiction, the disease model of addiction, the criminalization of drug use, and other topics.