I started drinking years ago as a teenage, got addicted to alcohol. Spent my whole life fighting alcohol addiction. I suffered severe depression and mental disorder. Got diagnosed with cptsd. Not until my wife recommended me to psilocybin mushrooms treatment. Psilocybin treatment saved my life honestly. 6 years totally clean. Never thought I would be saying this about mushrooms.

And now imagine that physical opiate withdrawal is added to that. Because this is mainly caused by noradrenaline. The lack of dopamine makes you feel incredibly tired and weak, but the adrenaline doesn't let you sleep. Your body is also running at full speed but you have no motivation. Add to that the pain, diarrhea, vomiting, shaking, endlessly sad depression etc etc etc.... It's a real miracle that some people stop using opiates all on their own. I did it because I had no strength left and suicide was the only solution. I can't believe it myself but it's possible

Finally, a real video about HOW addiction works in the brain. Understanding the social pressures that cause addiction is important, but KZfaq has a distinct lack of neurological and pharmacological explanations of the phenomenon. Great work!

Superbly done and brief enough to use for the "Opiod Response Network's" (ORN) trainings I do nationally. THANK YOU ALL for the educating and compelling explanation, AND mentioning the impact of stigma on Tx aversion. This is going directly into a slide deck!

This is a well delivered, concise explanation of this subject. Thank you.

This doesn’t mention the stress circuitry’s role which is reverse to the dopamine. While dopamine down-regulates, stress receptors are upregulated which makes an addict more stress in sober situations. Leading to hyper-stress which can only be alleviated with drugs, a vicious cycle.

I love your way of explaining. Please would you discuss for me the VTA and the prefrontal cortex considering dopamine release and the effects the addictedd brain will encounter

Thank you so much, that was really informative and clear ! I couldnt understand how the reward system worked before, but now i get it !

most successfully recovered Ex-Addicts say that tagging Addiction as an chronic illness hinders people recovering and excuses failing medical treatment (sry for bad englisch, I am from germany)

Amazing summary. It is only worth mentioning that behavior addictions such as porn and gamble also activate the same mechanisms.. is one process of addiction with different objects.

Wonderful research

Really good video, thanks!

Really good research, thanks

i am 17 years old. I was addicted to anime, reels, KZfaq, nonstop music and other internet related things like shopping and games. I quit all of these at the same time because I was aiming to score high in my exams. After a few days I experienced sudden stress and anxiety and was confused about what was going on with me. I had gotten anhedonia because of sudden drop of dopamine and was very very scared about my future. It's been 1 month and I'm still having a few symptoms. I get a lot of mood swings, I don't enjoy anything as much as I used to before, I get scared of many things, I get suicidal thoughts even though I would never do such a thing. These suicidal thoughts make me overthink and give so much distress that I disconnect from the world and just keep thinking about why all this is happening to me. There have been a few positive changes since the past month. It's very difficult for me to handle this. I'm glad I have such wonderful parents and friends and that is why I get panicked and scared about getting suicidal thoughts. Please tell me what I can do to have a speedy recovery so I can enjoy life again. I really really hope this is temporary.

This is such a great, easy to understand explanation. Thank you.

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Great explanation, what I’d really be interested in is a video on how active recovery engagement works creating new neurological pathways

Addiction is unnatural. What's hard about this is that you need to change both environment and your habits to bring about a change. And that is a losing battle. Education and reprogramming the subconscious mind as well as changing the environment is a hardprocess but the only thing you need to know is hope. There is hope. You can change. If this was a totally permanent situation this would be a terrifying situation.

Hate to say it but I think most of us are addicted to our phones

Been struggling with fentanyl addiction, it’s rough I get clean then backslide just to go through the torture of detox, again and again knowing how miserable and the things I would do to just never try a perc mane. To not understand that rewarding feeling when u are going through wd and get your fix, it’s all just such a curse.

I cant get addict to anything cuz i dont have this funny sponge in the head Thank you odin 🙏

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Nice explanation. But do we only get addicted in drugs abuse cases? I think we can also have addiction to normal things. How that can be explained

Are there any known cures for addiction and reverse paranoid schizophrenia if the health professionals don't know / refuse to recognize you have either condition even after having a brain scan which shows it

Do you have any info on addiction to social medias?

Anybody know the background musics name?

Im 19 months sober today

then what do we do with patients that refuse treatment and time and time again, relapse?

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as an addict awaiting rehab i'm sad that yale made a 3 minute video on the subject.

Substance use kicks the can down the road initially when dealing with painful emotions. It works until it doesn’t. The end of that road is a drop off cliff with no way back.

What is the name of the song in the background

I wish I was addicted to Social Media like KZfaq rather than being addicted to gaming

Nice

While it might be true that an already established addiction should be classified and treated as an illness, the behaviours and environments that lead to addiction can be prevented through will power (among other things). Also, an addict might take it as an excuse that addiction is a brain illness and tell themselves they oughtnt even try

I went - almost - clean 16 months ago, and started eating - mostly - only whole foods, no sugar, nothing processed, and started exercising 4-5 times a week. I fall off the wagon around every 4 months, for one night at a time. I find that when I break the diet and eat some crappy food, I start craving ciggarettes and alcohol and drugs! I can't even eat some white rice without wanting to get droned!

Are those changes permanent or they can be reversed when stopped using drugs?

I wonder why then addicts can use willpower to stop their addiction

It’s so obvious with the effects of porn and heavily edited Instagram and ethots, that now men are calling Margot Robbie mid and a solid 4/10. Reminds me how when i was 19 my then partner would compare me to all these unrealistic beauty standards then it wasn’t until he started going outside more that he appreciated my beauty more and also discovered all the girls he was comparing me to were catfishes and heavily edited

Decision making > following impulses

So basically, as it is said in the video, every addictive substance makes your body produce dopamine which makes you fill satisfied hence you get addicted to it. But how come some people have told me they didn't enjoy the first time they tried an addictive substance? For example, I cannot stand being around people who smoke, I just hate the smell of it. My teacher told me he didn't like the first time he smoked so he never smoked again. Shouldn't all people enjoy using an addictive substance since it produces dopamine?

In philosophy and religion, dopamine/amygdala is connected to the vices (as connected with personal survival). Serotonin/Insula with the virtues (as connected with survival of the species). Reason-Awareness is recognizing that both of these systems need to be kept balanced and in harmony--as dopamine is connected with opioids (the reward for getting what you want, and making you want more--the cause of all addictions), or the stress (cortisol) and anxiety of not getting your desire (pains). The area being the cause of anxiety disorders, addictions, and heart disease. On the other hand, the Insula is connected with DMT (why many Buddhists and "Enlightenment" seekers meditate and use diet to restrict their dopamine levels to "awaken" to the insula). This area also connected to manic-depression. Where many "spiritualists" end up with melancholia and severe depression (not enough serotonin), or if damage the amygdala, with too much DMT (leading to schizophrenia). If read up on studies of DMT and LSD experiments (LSD connecting to insula system), no one has come back with any "secret" info or cures for cancer. DMT is just a hallucinogen that is probably used by the mind to give us a nice send off when we die (coming into play when the amygdala and dopamine levels drop to zero). There is no need to try and reach this state by use of drugs or "seeking after enlightenment"--this is modern science, not the ignorance of the past. The goal is to move past these areas and know enough about your self to be aware of what your body needs to remain mentally and physically healthy. Where moderation is key to everything in life. Too much dopamine or serotonin or not enough dopamine and serotonin both leading to mental dis-ease. The Key--is the Golden Mean.

It's not an addiction..it's a biological craving...I stopped...and if I can...you can...I stopped without going to AA meetings

My brain's foolin me 😨

Its funny for me , i dont actually knows am i addicted or not . As i tries any detox , very soon i convince myself that i am not addicted . By the way i am talking about yt and instagram , not something seriously addictive .

Most of the people are addicted to the phones and social how can i stop these

How long does a person have to remain abstinent for dopamine to return to normal levels so that they can function normally?

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Im glad im sober 😎

Hmm...

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TELL THEM AGAIN IT NOT WILL POWER IT A BRAIN DISEASE

Nah it's not a disease, it's just your brain adapting according to the status quo.

Fantastic insights here. If this piques your interest, there's a similar-content book I'd advise checking out. "A Life Unplugged: Reclaiming Reality in a Digital Age" by Theodore Blaze

It often comes down to whether someone's neurochemistry runs either on dopamine or acetylcholine. My brain is much more dependant on acetylcholine.

So whats the solution ???

What's going on in the brain during addiction? According to the magazine of the Harvard Mental Health Center that I mentioned earlier, our brain treats all satisfactions in the same way. Whether it comes from drugs, from money addiction, from excessive thirst, from unhealthy food consumption or from self-indulgence, etc.; It's just that they're all the same in the parts of the brain they're dealing with and the neurotransmitter (primarily dopamine) chemicals they produce. In simple terms; When information about any addictive substance reaches our brain, it causes the release of the neurotransmitter dopamine. Neurotransmitters are chemicals that act as office messengers when a nerve cell wants to transmit an electrical signal to another cell. So when we say that this dopamine is responsible for the functioning of the neurotransmitter, we mean it. In our brain, there are nerve cells that generate electricity: they are called neurons. As soon as the boy Hasan smokes, these neurons in our brain begin to produce chemicals called dopamine. (Just like we spray on our clothes.) They like these dopamine chemicals with an electrical signal. The other neuron has a receptor cell that hits the body (like a ball bounces off a net). It is at this time that the feeling of arousal comes, just like touching the tail of a light switch with our finger and making it turn on. Which brings us back to that - alcohol. These dopaminergic chemicals regulate the temporal lobes of our brains. When repeated | Again, it becomes addictive.How does the brain experience addiction? Until recently, scientists believed that the experience of temporary gratification alone made an addict, "an addiction to the point where they say, 'Repeat to me.'" However, recent studies have shown that the situation is a much more complex science. That is, the chemical dopamine itself is not the only one that brings that temporary satisfaction. In addition, the child's memories about the drug, the use of the drug (for example, the time, place and situation when he smokes secretly) and the situations in which he used the drug, the times he still uses it, and even his friends (a role in learning and memory of drug use) are controlled by the same dopamine chemical. Dr. Jackie Daniels, senior specialist at the Indiana Rehabilitation Center, explains more about this. The Harvard Journal of Psychiatry analyzes that dopamine is the main chemical in the child's brain responsible for providing memories and longing, from liking the drug to falling into addiction. He also explains that dopamine does this by interacting with another neurotransmitter, specifically glutamate. And this glutamate is the most abundant type of protein in our bodies that we all need for basic nutritional satisfaction. Glutamate, for example, works to make us eat meat, "appetite closed, open" etc. In our brain, however, it serves us in an overlapping role as a neurotransmitter. But just like a wild child addicts the good neighbor, every time the hormone dopamine, a drug chemical or signal comes to the brain saying "let's party and dance! let's have fun", it destroys this good and obedient chemical of glutamate in all parts of our body. The combination of these two chemicals causes the child's brain and body to feel a particular temporary satisfaction during the free time (for example, drinking and smoking), which makes him want that drug again and again. He is becoming addicted to this time.666 code to control brain chemicals Basically, when we study the chemicals of dopamine, neurons, glutamate, etc., which are used by users of the 666 code to control people with addiction, they have a carbon atom in them. For example, if we look at the hormone dopamine, it has 8 carbon atoms of 666 atoms and its chemical formula is CaHNO2. Glutamate's chemical form is CH9NO4, and it has 5 carbon atoms lined up for the chemical compound. In a health column published by The Guardian on 07/2019, he shows us how getting a good night's sleep can help the brain recover and repair damaged neurons. What we see here is that the repair is mainly done on the DNA of the neuron. If it has DNA, it must have a carbon code. We have seen again and again that this is the code of 666 (ie carbon 12 with 6 electrons, 6 neutrons and 6 protons). Therefore, the secret hand that rules the world using the 666 code is using this carbon 666 chemical here for addiction. The main chemical that allows us to control our brains is the main chemical, the main actor in all of them, drugs, alcohol, money worship, fleeting desires and activities. These include, for example, hemp and beer chemicals that use carbon primarily. As soon as they enter our body, the dopamine chemical they activate in our brain has a carbon structure. This primary carbon 666 chemical coordination function enslaves man. A research report included in the Conservapedia database entitled "Atheism and Dris Addiction" explains that most Westerners who fall under the slavery of drug addiction end up denying the Creator, God, and accepting the practices of 666 satanic spirits.Anti-drug campaign /War on drugs/ to spread drugs My dear family, I have already shown you how to prevent the use of drugs, cigars, alcohol and others. We have also seen the introduction of Prohibition or the Noble Experiment method in America. Similarly, the anti-drug campaign in the United States began in 1971 under President Richard Nixon. The Business Insider magazine, in its February 19/208 report, detailed the 20 American presidents who were supporters of the secret 666 Illuminati. Among them are George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Theodore Roosevelt, Harry Truman, and now Richard Nixon, who is indebted to this expansion of drugs and alcohol. Business Insider reports that Richard Nixon founded a secret Illuminati group called the Red Brotherhood in 1993. If we look at it from this point of view, we can see that the project started by Nixon under the name of anti-drug campaign was deliberately made for the purpose of promotion to increase the number of drug users. As a proof of this, we can see on page 24 of the commission's publication WAR ON DRUG that an institution called the World Drug Policy Commission has greatly distorted the historical course of the anti-drug campaign. If he says the words we notice in this publication, "the global war on drugs has failed with devastating consequences for individuals and societies around the world". When it is translated, he explains that "... the world anti-drug campaign has led to many losses and failures for the individuals and societies of the world, and the project itself has ended in failure..." Although this project was discontinued, the 666 code user groups achieved the desired results. The idea of ​​the article is that they have increased the number of addicts to a surprising extent. Let me show you some good evidence for this. For example: in 998, there were 12.9 million cocaine users in the world; But in 2008, it increased to 7 million, which is 27%, according to the United Nations report. By fafa - scientific .

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I'm a dopamine addict.

I got hijacked.

I'm addicted in imagination especailly bts personal life

Like no longer baby just keep leaning just like everybody else does.

It's sad that I have to watch this as a corn addicted 14 year old.

It's a coping mechanism to deal with negative outlook on life or reaction to circumstances. Not a labeled disease. Plenty of studies on Vietnam vets coming home who abused drugs in war to go through it. When they returned to loving families addictions were gone. Same for meth users in ww2. Although not all had warm homes waiting for them. Also cocaine studies on rats... Addictions can fall off naturaly if you just start meditate or chill and care for how you feelin the moment. If you in decision to take the drug consider how crash or after effect would feel. All you need to fill the void or gap with self care and self love and not drugs.

Ok but forget drugs, you can have an addiction problem to multiple things.

So, uh.....My cat won't eat food that it smells and decides the food is dangerous. So, following that logic.... If a human smokes crack, and the brain finds it to be safe to ingest....Well, why would that happen? Humans are more highly evolved than animals, right? So....there must be so me kind of benefit. That's my logic, and I am happy to hear counter arguments. Crack cocaine, and cocaine, I never found to be rewarding enough to keep doing. I prefer crystal meth by FAR, as well as nicotine. Don't really enjoy alcohol or marijuana that much, but I LOVE the smell and taste of certain types of coffee. All that being said, it seems to me that most of the research I have done has returned bullshit results when it comes to addiction. Be well.

why people take drugs because they dont have any option at that time 😅it doesn't take too much to get pleasure in it

Makes me want to get high, jkjk fr jk good video

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"The PROBLEM is that addictive substances hijack our natural reward system..." Wrong again. "The problem is that governments and societies hijack our natural reward system." There, now we are getting somewhere.

You allow yourself to become addicted to something, thats fact. The bottle of drugs didint force themselves down your throat and if they did, then call ghost busters

Actually, the brain creates MORE receptor sites. This isn't accurate

Completely against this notion that it's a disease. I'm glad that is finally starting to go out of fashion. You CAN rewire addiction, you can't rewire cancer.

Just because it changes the structure of the brain does not mean it is something we cannot control. Fallacious argument. In addition, we see the effects of addiction, not as a 'brain disease' itself but rather an external source that affects the brain. Such a skewed way to talk about this.

I starting to think weed effecting my mind in a sinister manner

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Addiction is not a disease.. addiction is a wrong way of life and wrong habits.. u need to find these wrong habits and stop them fixing your addiction..

You severely damage your credibility with the evolution statement. That’s when I noticed this was a ivy league product and all credibility was lost.

Repetitive and sad music, plus very bad voice recording quality

This video is extremely basic. It does not discuss any recent research or why many people do not get addicted etc. I would have expected better from Yale Medicine!

Such a bad and repetitive piece of music. Certainly not addictive at all 🤮

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This is why Mindgeek is continuing to get rich off my sufferring, and no one cares.