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The Lost Weekend

1945

The desperate life of a chronic alcoholic is followed through a four-day drinking bout.

101 min

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Dr. Gabor Maté on Donald Trump, Traumaphobia, and Compassion: An Interview

What if we replaced the word "addict" with: “A human being who suffered so much that he or she finds in drugs or some other behavior a temporary escape from that suffering"?

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John Lavitt
2017
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Dr. Gabor Maté on the Trauma Underlying the Stigma of Addiction: An Interview

There are legitimate uses of opioids in the treatment of physical pain. There is no legitimate use in the treatment of emotional pain.

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John Lavitt
2017
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Addiction Rooted in Childhood Trauma, Says Prominent Specialist

Dr. Gabor Maté, a well-known addiction specialist and author, spent 12 years working in Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside, a neighborhood with a large concentration of hardcore drug users.

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Rob Waters
2019
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Trauma and Addiction: Crash Course Psychology #31

In this episode of Crash Course Psychology, Hank lays out the low down on PTSD and how trauma can affect the brain. Plus, a look at how addiction can play into trauma and the different types of treatments used to help those afflicted.

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2014
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Dr. Gabor Mate in the Realm of Hungry Ghosts | Addiction Interview | Joe Polish

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Gabor Maté
2018
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15:34

Dr. Gabor Maté: Addiction

A bad childhood: Vancouver physician Gabor Maté and the social roots of our addictions.

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Gabor Maté
2009
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Going to Work Drunk Every Day' - BBC Stories

Many people see alcohol as a way to relax and socialise. But for some, it becomes the only way they can get through the day. Women especially can feel the stigma of admitting they have a problem with drink, so many struggle in secret.

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2019
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Sobriety Rocks - Who Knew! | Janey Lee Grace | TEDxNorwichED

Alcohol is normalised in society, despite being an addictive harmful drug. Its the only drug we have to justify NOT taking! There is a movement towards mindful drinking and choosing sobriety and its incredibly liberating to be free of the 'wine o clock' culture.

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2019
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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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2017
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Making Sober Less Shameful | Clare Pooley | TEDxN ewnham

Clare Pooley gave up alcohol in March 2015; months later she was diagnosed with breast cancer. She told everyone about the breast cancer, but, ashamed, kept her decision to stop drinking secret.

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2018
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Alcohol Addiction