The “A Happier Me” Podcast – Episode 5 – Avoiding and overcoming addiction.

When you think of the word ‘addiction’ what comes to mind – drink or drugs or perhaps gambling? 

Addiction presents a complex and far-reaching challenge for our society, cutting across age, gender, socioeconomic status, and geography. Addiction impacts those around us in many forms and has widespread consequences for individuals, families, communities, and systems like healthcare, criminal justice, and the economy.

  • 1 in 6 people have a drinking problem
  • 8.8% of the population take non-prescribed drugs. 
  • 100,000 deaths/year from drug overdoses (US)
  • 60% of all prisoners in our jails are addicted to drugs or alcohol
  • 48% of British teens aged 16–18 report that they feel addicted to social media
  • The risk of suicide is 6 times higher in people with an addiction

In this episode of the “A Happier Me” podcast Steve, together with Dr. Manoj Krishna discuss the impact of addiction on our lives, why our mind gets addicted in the first place, and what we can do to prevent it and overcome it. 

 

To access the podcast: You can watch our conversation via this YouTube link.

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Listen to the audio via the Podbean link below.

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Bonus podcasts – the link below also allows you to access podcasts created by Dr. Krishna, through his organisation Human Wisdom.

Avoiding and overcoming addiction

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