The Quest for Dopamine

Dr. A. Ocana explores eating disorders through the lens of addiction, examining how underlying anxiety, trauma, and mood disorders contribute to their development. The discussion highlights the shared dopamine-driven pathways between eating disorders and other forms of addiction.

The discussion also covers the difference between disordered eating and an eating disorder, where self-harming behaviors like cutting fit into the picture, the role of body dysmorphia, and the important question of what should be addressed first in the treatment process. 

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Exploring the connection and overlap of ADHD and Addiction with Dr. A Ocana. 

The percentage of ADHD in the population is approximately 5 - 10%. Of those with ADHD, the percentage who also have an addiction in a lifetime, is approximately 30 - 50% if you include cigarette smoking or vaping.

• What are Behavioral Addictions?
• Are Behavioral Addictions the equivalent of Substance Addictions?
• When is a behavior an addiction? 
• What are the genetic vulnerabilities related to dopamine and dopamine receptors in all addictions?
• How do experiential components factor into addictions?
• How do you treat Behavioral Addictions?

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We take a deeper look at the chemistry and physiology of ADHD and Addiction and how the two have a overlapping presentation.

The percentage of ADHD in the population is approximately 5 - 10%. Of those with ADHD, the percentage is approximately 30 - 50% if you include cigarette smoking or vaping.

• Can you have both ADHD and Addiction?
• The genetic inheritance
• Dopamine raising substances
• Why are some people more vulnerable to Addiction than others
• The efficacy of treating those with Addiction and ADHD with stimulants 
• The 'arc of logic' into homelessness

Dr. A Ocana is a licensed in both Canada and the USA. He sits at the crossroads of complex mental health care as a GP, ADHD and Addiction Specialist, and eHealth Founder in digital mental health monitoring and research.  He has worked in the community, both in private practice and residential care, for over 30 years helping patients struggling with mental health and substance use disorders. 

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Episode 1:

Starting to explore the connection of ADHD and Addiction with Dr A. Ocana
Looking at some of the good science, some of the unclear science and some of the "conspiracy theories".

• What is ADHD?
• What ADHD is not?
• What is and is not an Addiction?
• When is it an Addiction?

Dr. A Ocana is a licensed in both Canada and the USA. He sits at the crossroads of complex mental health care as a GP, ADHD and Addiction Specialist, and eHealth Founder in digital mental health monitoring and research.  He has worked in the community, both in private practice and residential care, for over 30 years helping patients struggling with mental health and substance use disorders. 

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And wherever you get your podcasts