Lionel leads a powerful and painful examination of addiction and recovery. Callers share harrowing personal stories, including a mother's success after cutting off a son addicted to heroin, and a father's struggle with a son dependent on crack and molly. They debate whether addiction is a disease, a conscious choice, or linked to genetics. Drawing on science, the discussion highlights the neurological basis of chemical dependency, referencing dopamine receptors and brain imaging that reveals addiction's effect on the brain, described sometimes as "starvation". Also explored are the unintended consequences of strict pain medication laws driving patients to heroin, the potential of Ibogaine as a cure, and the often-misunderstood realities of drunk driving, including the bizarre formality of field sobriety tests.
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