Is Addiction a Conscious Choice? & What Neuroscientists and Philosophers Know About Addiction‪.‬ Recovery in the Middle Ages - Two Middle-Aged Suburban Dads Talk About Recovering From Addiction to Drugs & Alcohol.

RMA-Episode 112: Is Addiction a Conscious Choice? 
Do we choose to use? In this week’s episode of RMA,  Mike and Nat delve into the complex and often contentious debate surrounding addiction: Is it a choice?  A disease? Something else? They'll explore the arguments on both sides, drawing on scientific studies, insights from addiction research, and a close read of Maia Szalavitz’s latest New York Time Op-Ed, This is What Neuroscientists and Philosophers Know About Addiction.
 
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