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Understanding Joy: The Devastation of a Gambling Addiction

2014

A 1 hour documentary on problem gambling presented by Maryland Public Television and The Maryland Center for Excellence on Problem Gambling.

56:47 min

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Six Steps to Life-Altering Change for Addicts and Convicts | Moe Egan & Tim Stay | TEDxBYU

Maurice (Moe) Egan grew up in East Oakland surrounded by drugs and crime. Even though he found success in sports and later working for Coretta Scott King at the Martin Luther King Jr. Center, his drug use and criminal behavior spiraled out of control.

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14:43

Everything You Think You Know About Addiction Is Wrong | Johann Hari

What really causes addiction - to everything from cocaine to smart-phones? And how can we overcome it? Johann Hari has seen our current methods fail firsthand, as he has watched loved ones struggle to manage their addictions.

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Healing Addiction/Release Addiction - A Desire for Connection! David Hoffmeister a Course in Miracles

All addictions are actually a deep call for real connection. Isn’t that great to know?! It’s not that you have failed, it’s simply that you have been seeking for something real and lasting where it could never be found. All unhappiness is the same thing, no matter what form it seems to take.

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Addiction and Trust: Marc Lewis at TEDxRadboudU 2013

A former drug addict himself, Lewis now researches addiction. In order to get over ones addiction, he explains, self-trust is necessary. Unfortunately, self- trust is extremely difficult for an addict to achieve.

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Beating Opioid Addiction | Joy’s Story

For over 30 years, Joy battled addiction. Now with four years in recovery, she tells her story.

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A Doctor’s Thoughts on the Opioid Epidemic and Pain Management | Anna Lembke | TEDxStanford

Not long ago, Stanford psychiatrist Anna Lembke would refuse to treat anyone who used opioids, believing that there wasn’t much she could do until they stopped abusing the addictive painkiller. Since researching and writing her new book, “Drug Dealer, M.D.

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Wow! The Dopamine Hack that will Wake You Up!

Author of Dopamine Nation: Finding Balance in the Age of Indulgence, psychiatrist Dr. Anna Lembke joins me this week to talk about pleasure, pain, dopamine and the brain!

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14:29

Do All People with Mental Illnesses Think the Same? | Spectrum

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Olympian Gracie Gold Gets Candid About Her Mental Health with Michelle Kwan | Thank You Notes

Michelle Kwan may be one of the best figure skaters of all time, but it’s her incredible resolve that made her such an inspiration to fellow skater Gracie Gold. In this video, Gracie tells Michelle: “You once estimated that you’ve fallen 131,000 times in your skating career.

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The Art of Mental Health Advocacy | Matilda (crazyheadcomics) | TEDxKI

How many people do you know who live with mental illness? With the ever increasing prevalence of mental illness come questions of what we can do to curb the growth of this global health crisis.

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