Can Anyone Get Addicted to Alcohol? (E204)
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Is everyone on the slow path towards addiction? Are all moderate drinkers a little bit addicted? We know alcohol is an addictive substance that gets us hooked and then changes our brains to keep us hooked, but why does this process even start? In this episode I’ll explain 15 risk factors that can lead us to become addicted to alcohol. You’ll learn about emotional factors, genetic factors, and life circumstances that influence the risk of developing a problem with alcohol.
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E203: why you want alcohol even when you hate it
E71 and 72: trauma episodes
E29: how alcohol affects the teen brain
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E202: wtf is "the work"?
E88: sibling studies: why one gets addicted and the other doesn't
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Gillian Tietz. Can Anyone Get Addicted to Alcohol? (E204) Sober Powered Podcast. 2024
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