Why We Do What We Do Abraham

Recorded in the early days of the pandemic, we are resurrecting this little gem to put a cap on our series of addiction-themed episodes. Amazing how much and how little has changed since then. The 2nd part will come out later this week and will have additional content to update the conversation on Social Media addiction. 

Recommendations
Scott: Mystic Vale (https://www.alderac.com/mystic-vale/)Shane: Jake Johnson (Actor)
Holidays for June 5th 2024:
Festival of Popular Delusions DayGlobal Running DayHot Air Balloon DayNational Gingerbread DayNational Moonshine DayNational Veggie Burger DayWorld Day Against Speciesism World Environment DayAmerica the Beautiful WeekBedbug Awareness WeekBlack Single Parents WeekEnd Mountain Top Removal WeekNational Garden WeekNational Headache Awareness WeekStepparents WeekTeacher Thank You Week
Links and References:
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2019/mar/19/social-media-facebook-addiction-not-natural-normal-disease
https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/321240#Can-being-agreeable-save-you?
https://www.nbcnews.com/think/opinion/social-media-addiction-binge-eating-here-s-how-find-right-ncna1144586
https://www.dukechronicle.com/article/2019/11/duke-university-social-media-addiction-are-we-all-social-media-addicts
https://www.forbes.com/sites/forbestechcouncil/2018/11/21/is-social-media-addiction-worse-than-cigarettes/#292777e25d64
https://www.addictioncenter.com/drugs/social-media-addiction/
https://paradigmmalibu.com/teen-social-media-addiction-treatment/
https://www.computerworld.com/article/3014439/social-media-addiction-is-a-bigger-problem-than-you-think.html?page=5



https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/in-excess/201805/addicted-social-media
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3194102/pdf/ijerph-08-03528.pdf
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WARNING: Contains discussion of death, murder, and mutliation which some listeners may find disturbing. Who even wants to think about this? A lot of people, it turns out. This would have been well-suited for a Halloween release. Oh well. Enjoy this weird survey of books held together by peices of people. 

Links: 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ETDr8PQ00aghttps://www.bbc.com/news/magazine-27903742http://www.thehistoryblog.com/archives/30815https://library.law.hawaii.edu/2019/10/29/these-book-covers-have-been-judged-anthropodermic-bibliopegy-or-books-bound-in-human-skin/#:~:text=People%20bound%20books%20in%20human,was%20a%20highwayman%20or%20thief.https://anthropodermicbooks.org/https://listverse.com/2023/01/27/10-books-bound-in-human-skin/http://www.princeton.edu/~needham/Bouland.pdf

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Wishful thinking, empty promises and empty threats, and shaming don't work to treat addiction. People have been trying to strategize ways to overcome addiction for centuries. Have we finally gotten it right? We are certainly doing a lot better now. We unpack that long history and current research around treating addiction.

Recommendations
Abraham: Fall Guy (https://www.thefallguymovie.com/)Shane: IF ( https://www.imdb.com/title/tt11152168/)
May 9th is:
Composting DayEnd of the Middle Ages DayInternational Day of United Nations PeacekeepersNational Biscuit DayNational Senior Health & Fitness DayPaperclip DayPink Flamingo DayPut a Pillow on your Fridge DayWorld Digestive Health DayWorld Otter DayWeek of Solidarity with the Peoples of Non Self-Governing Territories
Links and References: 
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6944776/pdf/nihms-1545896.pdfhttps://recovery.org/drug-treatment/history/https://www.avenuesrecovery.com/blog/historical-figures-in-addiction-treatment-benjamin-rush/#:~:text=A%20Founding%20Father%20Fighting%20Addiction,-As%20one%20of&text=He%20said%2C%20%E2%80%9CA%20nation%20corrupted,of%20the%20dangers%20of%20alcohol.White, W. L. (2002). Addiction treatment in the United States: Early pioneers and institutions. Addiction, 97(9), 1087-1092.https://www.thelancet.com/pdfs/journals/lancet/PIIS0140673604176186.pdfhttps://aa-semi.org/archive/the-evolution-of-the-dark-world-of-alcoholism-early-cures-of-alcoholism/https://www.addictioncenter.com/community/evolution-history-of-rehab/Higgins, S. T., & Petry, N. M. (1999). Contingency management. Incentives for sobriety. Alcohol research & health : the journal of the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, 23(2), 122–127.Petry N. M. (2011). Contingency management: what it is and why psychiatrists should want to use it. The psychiatrist, 35(5), 161–163. https://doi.org/10.1192/pb.bp.110.031831https://www.pnas.org/doi/full/10.1073/pnas.0806889105



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Is catnip "drugs" for your cat? Why does it affect them the way that it does? We explain what is going on in the brain and the behavior of cats when they get ahold of this werid herb, and what would happen if you gave catnip to a lion.

Links: 
https://www.humanesociety.org/resources/crazy-catnip#:~:text=Researchers%20suspect%20that%20the%20herb,growl%20at%20the%20same%20time.http://www.compoundchem.com/2014/06/08/catnip/https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/experts-how-does-catnip-work-on-cats/https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/experts-how-does-catnip-work-on-cats/

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Another example of behavioral excess of things that are biologically necessary. Again, the utility of calling this an "addiction" is questionable, and we will ask that question in this discussion. We'll dig into the history of food addiciton, the criteria for food addiction, and treatment for food addiction. Of course, we are going to bring a skeptical analysis as well. 

Recommendations
Abraham: Hire someone to do yard workShane: Jelly Belly Jellybeans (https://www.jellybelly.com)May 22, 2024 Holidays:
Bitcoin Pizza DayCanadian Immigrants DayEmergency Medical Services for Children DayHarvey Milk Day (California)International Day for Biological DiversityNational Maritime DayNational Solitaire DayNational Vanilla Pudding DaySherlock Holmes DayWorld Goth DayHealthcare Documentation Integrity WeekNational Safe Boating WeekNational Unicycle WeekNational Backyard Games Week
Links and References:
https://www.eatingdisorderhope.com/information/food-addiction#:~:text=Changes%20in%20brain%20activity%20were,or%20continued%20eating%20%5B2%5D.https://www.webmd.com/mental-health/eating-disorders/binge-eating-disorder/mental-health-food-addictionhttps://www.sciencedirect.com/topics/medicine-and-dentistry/food-addictionhttps://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6770567/https://www.virtua.org/articles/what-causes-food-addiction-and-what-are-the-signs#:~:text=Because%20everyone%20must%20eat%20to,at%20an%20even%20higher%20risk.https://www.nationaleatingdisorders.org/get-help/https://www.addictionhelp.com/food-addiction/statistics/#:~:text=According%20to%20the%20study%2C%20food%20addiction%20was%20found%20in%3A&text=32%25%20of%20women%20who%20say,health%20is%20fair%20or%20poorhttps://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8320638/

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Traffic is the worst. But, why do traffic jams happen in the first place? Am I the problem? Are you the problem? Are we all the problem?! We'll unpack what you can do to help end congested traffic, what policies can help make this happen, and the science and psychology of phantom traffic!

Links and References: 
https://commuterbenefits.com/2020/02/5-ways-to-end-heavy-traffic/https://ops.fhwa.dot.gov/congestion_report_04/executive_summary.htmhttps://www.autoblog.com/2022/11/03/phantom-traffic-jams-prevention-following-distance/https://youtu.be/iHzzSao6ypEhttps://youtu.be/Suugn-p5C1M

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