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Un-Addiction by Nzinga Harrison, MD & Lynya Floyd

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Un-Addiction

6 Mind-Changing Conversations That Could Save a Life

by Nzinga Harrison, MD & Lynya Floyd

Narrator Nzinga Harrison, MD

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Length 7 hours 52 minutes

Language English

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Contrary to popular belief, addiction isn't a conscious choice. It's a chronic illness, like diabetes or asthma, that responds to treatment and deserves compassion. And yet, too many people expect their loved ones to simply recover on their own without interventions. Drawing on peer-reviewed research and decades of expertise, Dr. Nzinga Harrison reveals the factors that predict one's risk for addiction: biology and heritability, childhood experience, physical environment, injuries and health conditions, discrimination, and cultural influence. With revelatory anecdotes and sobering data, Un-Addiction guides listeners to unlearn what they think they know about substance use, undo stigma surrounding addiction, and uncover critical conversations that could end the epidemic.

Science & Technology Self-Improvement Health Nonfiction Psychology

Nzinga Harrison, MD, is a board-certified physician with specialties in psychiatry and addiction medicine. She is also CMO and co-founder of Eleanor Health, an innovative mental-health and addiction treatment company. She holds an adjunct faculty appointment at the Morehouse School of Medicine and sits on the board of directors for the American Society of Addiction Medicine.

Lynya Floyd is an award-winning journalist, experienced ghostwriter, and sought-after media coach for corporate clients and entrepreneurs. She has two decades of experience working on staff and as a freelancer for glossy titles like Oprah, Glamour, Essence, Money, Health, and Cosmopolitan. As a health expert who is also a nationally certified health and wellness coach, she has appeared on The Today Show, FOX, NPR, and more. She lives in New York City but loves traveling the globe.