Anna Lembke, MD - Dopamine Nation

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She sits on the board of several state and national addiction-focused organizations, has testified before various committees in the United States House of Representatives and Senate, keeps an active speaking calendar, and maintains a thriving clinical practice.</i><span>”</span> </blockquote> </figure> </div></div><div class="sqs-block button-block sqs-block-button" data-block-type="53" id="block-yui_3_17_2_1_1619116879172_7419"><div class="sqs-block-content"> <div class="sqs-block-button-container sqs-block-button-container--center" data-animation-role="button" data-alignment="center" data-button-size="small" data-button-type="tertiary" > <a href="/about" class="sqs-block-button-element--small sqs-button-element--tertiary sqs-block-button-element" > Learn more </a> </div> </div></div></div></div></div> </div> </div> </section> <section data-test="page-section" data-section-theme="light" class='page-section layout-engine-section background-width--full-bleed horizontal-alignment--center vertical-alignment--middle light' data-section-id="6081bb2f5057304642221442" data-controller="SectionWrapperController" data-current-styles="{ "imageOverlayOpacity": 0.15, "backgroundWidth": "background-width--full-bleed", "sectionHeight": "section-height--custom", "customSectionHeight": 40, "horizontalAlignment": "horizontal-alignment--center", "verticalAlignment": "vertical-alignment--middle", "contentWidth": "content-width--custom", "customContentWidth": 79, "sectionTheme": "light", "sectionAnimation": "none", "backgroundMode": "image" }" data-current-context="{ "video": { "playbackSpeed": 0.5, "filter": 2, "filterStrength": 0, "zoom": 0, "videoSourceProvider": "none" }, "backgroundImageId": null, "backgroundMediaEffect": null, "divider": null, "typeName": "page" }" data-animation="none" style="min-height: 40vh;" > <div class="section-border" > <div class="section-background"> </div> </div> <div class='content-wrapper' style=' padding-top: calc(40vmax / 10); padding-bottom: calc(40vmax / 10); ' > <div class="content" style="width: 79%;" > <div class="sqs-layout sqs-grid-12 columns-12" data-type="page-section" id="page-section-6081bb2f5057304642221442"><div class="row sqs-row"><div class="col sqs-col-12 span-12"><div class="sqs-block html-block sqs-block-html" data-block-type="2" id="block-17859bb5f7c4d21eba23"><div class="sqs-block-content"> <div class="sqs-html-content"> <h3 style="text-align:center;white-space:pre-wrap;"><strong>Selected Publications</strong></h3> </div> </div></div><div class="sqs-block horizontalrule-block sqs-block-horizontalrule" data-block-type="47" id="block-3e8ca35058f02ef8f653"><div class="sqs-block-content"><hr /></div></div><div class="sqs-block html-block sqs-block-html" data-block-type="2" id="block-dde185044a9c9b7b8fa3"><div class="sqs-block-content"> <div class="sqs-html-content"> <p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;">Lembke, A., <a href="https://www.wsj.com/articles/digital-addictions-are-drowning-us-in-dopamine-11628861572"><strong>Digital Addictions Are Drowning Us in Dopamine</strong></a>, <em>The Wall Street Journal</em>, August 13, 2021</p><p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;">Lembke, A., Eyal, N. <a href="https://www.pairagraph.com/dialogue/efa31e60b1e2498588ddc10d074b494c"><strong>Is Social Media Hijacking our Minds?</strong></a>, Pairagraph: A hub of discourse between pairs of notable individuals, 2021 </p><p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;">Lembke, A. <a href="https://www.pairagraph.com/dialogue/efa31e60b1e2498588ddc10d074b494c" target="_blank"><strong>Unsafe Supply: Why Making Controlled Prescription Drugs Available for Unsupervised Use Will Not Target the Syndemic of HIV, Hepatitis C, Overdose, and COVID-19</strong></a><strong>,</strong> <em>Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs</em>, 2020 Sep;81(5):564-565.</p><p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;">Lembke, A. <a href="http://fortune.com/2018/02/13/purdue-pharma-oxycontin-opioid-crisis/" target="_blank"><strong>Purdue Pharma is Done Promoting Opioids: Here’s Why It’s a Big Deal</strong></a>, <em>Fortune Magazine</em>, Feb 2018 </p><p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;">Lembke, A., Papac, J., Humphreys, K. <a href="https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMp1715050"><strong>Our Other Prescription Drug Problem</strong></a>, NEJM, 2018; 378(8):693-695.</p> </div> </div></div></div></div></div> </div> </div> </section> <section data-test="page-section" data-section-theme="" class='page-section layout-engine-section background-width--full-bleed section-height--small horizontal-alignment--center vertical-alignment--middle ' data-section-id="6081bb2f5057304642221444" data-controller="SectionWrapperController" data-current-styles="{ "imageOverlayOpacity": 0.15, "backgroundWidth": "background-width--full-bleed", "sectionHeight": "section-height--small", "customSectionHeight": 10, "horizontalAlignment": "horizontal-alignment--center", "verticalAlignment": "vertical-alignment--middle", "contentWidth": "content-width--custom", "customContentWidth": 79, "sectionTheme": "", "sectionAnimation": "none", "backgroundMode": "image" }" data-current-context="{ "video": null, "backgroundImageId": null, "backgroundMediaEffect": null, "divider": null, "typeName": "page" }" data-animation="none" > <div class="section-border" > <div class="section-background"> </div> </div> <div class='content-wrapper' style=' ' > <div class="content" style="width: 79%;" > <div class="sqs-layout sqs-grid-12 columns-12" data-type="page-section" id="page-section-6081bb2f5057304642221444"><div class="row sqs-row"><div class="col sqs-col-12 span-12"><div class="sqs-block html-block sqs-block-html" data-block-type="2" id="block-87150b3c205c4e8668ad"><div class="sqs-block-content"> <div class="sqs-html-content"> <h3 style="text-align:center;white-space:pre-wrap;"><strong> Selected Speaking Events</strong></h3> </div> </div></div><div class="sqs-block horizontalrule-block sqs-block-horizontalrule" data-block-type="47" id="block-29de4a6c71dcd5fc463c"><div class="sqs-block-content"><hr /></div></div><div class="sqs-block html-block sqs-block-html" data-block-type="2" id="block-yui_3_17_2_1_1619116818784_5263"><div class="sqs-block-content"> <div class="sqs-html-content"> <p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;"><strong>Sept 2020</strong>  Anna Lembke appeared on the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Netflix"><span style="text-decoration:underline">Netflix</span></a> documentary <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Social_Dilemma"><span style="text-decoration:underline"><em>The Social Dilemma</em></span></a>, explaining that "social media is a drug" which exploits the brain's evolutionary need for interpersonal connection.<a href="https://www.thesocialdilemma.com/reclaim-your-screen-time/"><span style="text-decoration:underline"> https://www.thesocialdilemma.com/reclaim-your-screen-time/</span></a></p><p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;"><strong>Jan 2021</strong> <em>The Social Dilemma: Preconceived with Zale Mednick</em> (Apple Podcasts)<a href="https://link.chtbl.com/FYGb94jM"><span style="text-decoration:underline"> https://link.chtbl.com/FYGb94jM</span></a></p><p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;"><strong>Jan 2021</strong> <em>PharmedOut at Georgetown University Panel Discussion w/ Dr. Anna Lembke</em> <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iCaF2JSVhdg&t=6s"><span style="text-decoration:underline">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iCaF2JSVhdg&t=6s</span></a></p><p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;"><strong>Jan 2021</strong> <em>The Impact of Technology on Mental Health</em>, Q & A with Microsoft Interns, online panel discussion with Tim Kendall and Jaron Lanier</p><p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;"><strong>Feb 2021</strong> HBO Panel regarding the documentary <em>The Crime of the Century</em> on the opioid crisis</p><p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;"><strong>March 2021</strong> <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?t=14s&v=rHI4N_lShJI" target="_blank">Dopamine Nation: Finding Balance in the Age of Indulgence</a>, The Parent Venture (Parent Education), Menlo Park, CA August 2021 <em>Dr. Anna Lembke Understanding & Treating Addiction, Episode 33</em>, </p><p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;"><strong>April 2021 </strong><br><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?t=2243s&v=T4yMzP5oCDA">Dopamine Nation: Social Media, Persuasion, and the Science of Addiction</a>, Anna Lembke in conversation with Aza Raskin, <em>Aspen Brain Institute Expert Series</em></p><p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;"><strong>August 2021</strong> Huberman Lab podcast, <a href="https://hubermanlab.libsyn.com/dr-anna-lembke-understanding-treating-addiction-episode-33" title="https://hubermanlab.libsyn.com/dr-anna-lembke-understanding-treating-addiction-episode-33"><span style="text-decoration:underline">https://hubermanlab.libsyn.com/dr-anna-lembke-understanding-treating-addiction-episode-33</span></a></p><p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;"><strong>August 2021</strong> Interview with Terri Gross, NPR’s <em>Fresh Air</em>, about <em>Dopamine Nation </em><a href="https://www.npr.org/programs/fresh-air/2021/08/25/1030929916/fresh-air-for-aug-25-2021-dopamine-nation-author-anna-lembke">https://www.npr.org/programs/fresh-air/2021/08/25/1030929916/fresh-air-for-aug-25-2021-dopamine-nation-author-anna-lembke</a> </p><p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;"><strong>August 2021</strong>  Interview with Rich Roll, <em>The Rich Roll Podcast</em>, about <em>Dopamine Nation</em> <a href="https://www.richroll.com/podcast/anna-lembke-623/">https://www.richroll.com/podcast/anna-lembke-623/</a> </p><p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;"><strong>August 2021</strong> <em>Anna Lembke: Dopamine & Digital Addiction</em>, Singularity Radio <a href="https://anchor.fm/singularity-radio/episodes/FBL24---Anna-Lembke-Dopamine--Digital-Addiction-e16eso2" title="https://anchor.fm/singularity-radio/episodes/FBL24---Anna-Lembke-Dopamine--Digital-Addiction-e16eso2"><span style="text-decoration:underline">https://anchor.fm/singularity-radio/episodes/FBL24---Anna-Lembke-Dopamine--Digital-Addiction-e16eso2</span></a></p><p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;"><strong>August 2021</strong> <em>Dopamine Nation with Anna Lembke MD</em>, Straight Talk MD with Frank Sweeny <a href="https://straighttalkmd.com/podcast/dopamine-nation-with-anna-lembke-md/" title="https://straighttalkmd.com/podcast/dopamine-nation-with-anna-lembke-md/"><span style="text-decoration:underline">https://straighttalkmd.com/podcast/dopamine-nation-with-anna-lembke-md/</span></a></p><p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;"><strong>August 2021 </strong><a href="https://www.drperlmutter.com/with-pleasure-comes-pain-our-addiction-to-dopamine/">With Pleasure Comes Pain - Our Addiction to Dopamine</a>, Interview with Dr. David Perlmutter, MD, <em>Empowering Neurologist</em></p><p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;"><strong>August 2021</strong> <em>KALW Radio</em>, Interview on  The State of the Bay,  <em>Dopamine Nation</em><a href="https://www.kalw.org/show/state-of-the-bay/2021-08-29/the-neuroscience-of-addiction-san-franciscos-corruption-sfjazz-high-school-all-stars" title="https://www.kalw.org/show/state-of-the-bay/2021-08-29/the-neuroscience-of-addiction-san-franciscos-corruption-sfjazz-high-school-all-stars"><span style="text-decoration:underline">https://www.kalw.org/show/state-of-the-bay/2021-08-29/the-neuroscience-of-addiction-san-franciscos-corruption-sfjazz-high-school-all-stars</span></a></p><p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;"><strong>August 2021</strong> <em>Is Instagram a Drug?: Dr. Anna Lembke</em>, SuperAge: Live Better podcast <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/tn/podcast/is-instagram-a-drug-dr-anna-lembke/id1514482663?i=1000533053656" title="https://podcasts.apple.com/tn/podcast/is-instagram-a-drug-dr-anna-lembke/id1514482663?i=1000533053656"><span style="text-decoration:underline">https://podcasts.apple.com/tn/podcast/is-instagram-a-drug-dr-anna-lembke/id1514482663?i=1000533053656</span></a></p><p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;"><strong>August 2021</strong> <em>On the Podcast: Leigh Montville, Robert Meyer and Dan Koeppel, and Anna Lembke</em>, Author <a href="https://www.penguinrandomhouseaudio.com/blog/on-the-podcast-leigh-montville-robert-meyer-and-dan-koeppel-and-anna-lembke/" title="https://www.penguinrandomhouseaudio.com/blog/on-the-podcast-leigh-montville-robert-meyer-and-dan-koeppel-and-anna-lembke/"><span style="text-decoration:underline">https://www.penguinrandomhouseaudio.com/blog/on-the-podcast-leigh-montville-robert-meyer-and-dan-koeppel-and-anna-lembke/</span></a></p><p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;"><strong>August 2021</strong> <em>Tech, Social Media & Addiction – Anna Lembke</em>, Engineer-Mind podcast <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qIEFb0spXRY" title="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qIEFb0spXRY"><span style="text-decoration:underline">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qIEFb0spXRY</span></a></p><p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;"><strong>August 2021</strong> <em>Overcoming Social Media Addiction</em>, Mind Espresso with Scott Engler <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/overcoming-social-media-addiction/id1460146095?i=1000533877661" title="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/overcoming-social-media-addiction/id1460146095?i=1000533877661"><span style="text-decoration:underline">https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/overcoming-social-media-addiction/id1460146095?i=1000533877661</span></a></p><p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;"><strong>August 2021</strong> <em>Dr. Anna Lembke: Finding Balance in a Dopamine-Overloaded World</em>, The Courageously. U Podcast <a href="https://courageouslyu.com/anna-lembke/" title="https://courageouslyu.com/anna-lembke/"><span style="text-decoration:underline">https://courageouslyu.com/anna-lembke/</span></a></p><p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;"><strong>August 2021</strong> <em>Anna Lembke MD: social media is a drug</em>, Northstar Unplugged, <a href="https://www.northstarsleepschool.com/anna-lembke-md" title="https://www.northstarsleepschool.com/anna-lembke-md"><span style="text-decoration:underline">https://www.northstarsleepschool.com/anna-lembke-md</span></a></p><p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;"><strong>August 2021 </strong>Finding Balance in the Age of Indulgence: With Guest Dr. Anna Lembke, The Rick Ungar Show <a href="https://www.rickungarshow.com/finding-balance-in-the-age-of-indulgence-with-guest-dr-anna-lembke/" title="https://www.rickungarshow.com/finding-balance-in-the-age-of-indulgence-with-guest-dr-anna-lembke/"><span style="text-decoration:underline">https://www.rickungarshow.com/finding-balance-in-the-age-of-indulgence-with-guest-dr-anna-lembke/</span></a></p><p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;"><strong>September 2021</strong> <em>The Correlation Between the Opioid Epidemic and Social Media with Dr. Anna Lembke</em>, Adjusted Reality podcast, <a href="https://www.buzzsprout.com/1220486/9097921" title="https://www.buzzsprout.com/1220486/9097921"><span style="text-decoration:underline">https://www.buzzsprout.com/1220486/9097921</span></a></p><p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;"><strong>September 2021</strong> <em>Dr. Anna Lembke | Dopamine, Addiction, Pleasure and Pain, Brokenness & The Importance of Truth</em>, Freedom Pact <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dbxalFNVsD0" title="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dbxalFNVsD0"><span style="text-decoration:underline">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dbxalFNVsD0</span></a></p><p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;"><strong>September 2021</strong> <em>How We Became A Dopamine Nation with Anna Lembke, M.D</em>., Chef AJ Live <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VLImiOxEQKU" title="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VLImiOxEQKU"><span style="text-decoration:underline">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VLImiOxEQKU</span></a></p><p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;"><strong>September 2021</strong> <em>Are You Addicted To Your Phone?</em>, Viewpoints Radio <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GIpvECU61us" title="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GIpvECU61us"><span style="text-decoration:underline">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GIpvECU61us</span></a></p><p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;"><strong>September 2021</strong><em> Dr. Anna Lembke, Medical Director of Addiction Medicine at Stanford University on "Dopamine Nation,"</em> Neuroscience Meets Social and Emotional Learning Podcast <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Pu82wZRZwo" title="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Pu82wZRZwo"><span style="text-decoration:underline">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Pu82wZRZwo</span></a></p><p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;"><strong>September 2021</strong> <em>How our smartphones are turning us into dopamine junkies</em>, Radio New Zealand</p><p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;"> <a href="https://www.rnz.co.nz/national/programmes/sunday/audio/2018812004/how-our-smartphones-are-turning-us-into-dopamine-junkies" title="https://www.rnz.co.nz/national/programmes/sunday/audio/2018812004/how-our-smartphones-are-turning-us-into-dopamine-junkies"><span style="text-decoration:underline">https://www.rnz.co.nz/national/programmes/sunday/audio/2018812004/how-our-smartphones-are-turning-us-into-dopamine-junkies</span></a></p><p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;"><strong>September 2021</strong> <em>Dr. Anna Lembke – Dopamine Nation; Why We’re Addicted</em>, ManTalks <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9IPrXhE-FUE" title="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9IPrXhE-FUE"><span style="text-decoration:underline">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9IPrXhE-FUE</span></a></p><p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;"><strong>September 2021</strong> <em>Ep. 32: Dopamine Nation by Dr. Anna Lembke</em>, Billboard Happiness <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/no/podcast/ep-32-dopamine-nation-by-dr-anna-lembke/id1448644391?i=1000534719995" title="https://podcasts.apple.com/no/podcast/ep-32-dopamine-nation-by-dr-anna-lembke/id1448644391?i=1000534719995"><span style="text-decoration:underline">https://podcasts.apple.com/no/podcast/ep-32-dopamine-nation-by-dr-anna-lembke/id1448644391?i=1000534719995</span></a></p><p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;"><strong>September 2021</strong> <em>Regulating the dopamine hit from gaming</em>, Hack <a href="https://www.abc.net.au/triplej/programs/hack/hack/13518258" title="https://www.abc.net.au/triplej/programs/hack/hack/13518258"><span style="text-decoration:underline">https://www.abc.net.au/triplej/programs/hack/hack/13518258</span></a></p><p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;"><strong>September 2021</strong> <em>KRTS Radio, Dr. Anna Lembke: Regulating dopamine production</em>, <a href="https://soundcloud.com/550ktrs/dr-anna-lembke-regulating-dopamine-production" title="https://soundcloud.com/550ktrs/dr-anna-lembke-regulating-dopamine-production"><span style="text-decoration:underline">https://soundcloud.com/550ktrs/dr-anna-lembke-regulating-dopamine-production</span></a></p><p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;"><strong>September 2021</strong> <em>Dr. Anna Lembke on The Zeitgeist</em>, A Mighty Blaze <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L4VBpCQ2XtI" title="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L4VBpCQ2XtI"><span style="text-decoration:underline">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L4VBpCQ2XtI</span></a></p><p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;"><strong>September 2021</strong> KPIX 5 CBS UPDATE: DEA Issues Safety Alert As San Francisco Fentanyl Seizures Soar <a href="https://sanfrancisco.cbslocal.com/2021/09/28/dea-drug-enforcement-administration-san-francisco-fentanyl-seizures/" title="https://sanfrancisco.cbslocal.com/2021/09/28/dea-drug-enforcement-administration-san-francisco-fentanyl-seizures/"><span style="text-decoration:underline">https://sanfrancisco.cbslocal.com/2021/09/28/dea-drug-enforcement-administration-san-francisco-fentanyl-seizures/</span></a></p><p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;"><strong>September 2021</strong> <em>Experts Say TV Binge-Watching Feels Like A Drug, Reset with Sasha-Ann Simmons</em><a href="https://www.wbez.org/stories/experts-say-tv-binge-watching-feels-like-a-drug/24fefcf7-925b-4e92-8b51-5b4c5c0abbc0" title="https://www.wbez.org/stories/experts-say-tv-binge-watching-feels-like-a-drug/24fefcf7-925b-4e92-8b51-5b4c5c0abbc0"><span style="text-decoration:underline">https://www.wbez.org/stories/experts-say-tv-binge-watching-feels-like-a-drug/24fefcf7-925b-4e92-8b51-5b4c5c0abbc0</span></a></p><p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;"><strong>October 2021</strong>  Interview with Tucker Carlson, <em>The Tucker Carlson Show</em> FOX News, about <em>Dopamine Nation</em></p><p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;"><strong>October 2021</strong> <em>Anna Lembke - Dopamine Nation</em>, The Hidden Why <a href="https://soundcloud.com/leigh-martinuzzi/1007-anna-lembke-dopamine-nation" title="https://soundcloud.com/leigh-martinuzzi/1007-anna-lembke-dopamine-nation"><span style="text-decoration:underline">https://soundcloud.com/leigh-martinuzzi/1007-anna-lembke-dopamine-nation</span></a></p><p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;"><strong>October 2021</strong> <em>Dopamine Addiction featuring Dr. Anna Lembke</em>, Rehab Road Trips <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j0Qzbfl4q_k" title="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j0Qzbfl4q_k"><span style="text-decoration:underline">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j0Qzbfl4q_k</span></a></p><p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;"><strong>October 2021</strong> BNC News The Dark Side of Social Media <a href="https://www.facebook.com/BNCNews/videos/270205431643009/" title="https://www.facebook.com/BNCNews/videos/270205431643009/"><span style="text-decoration:underline">https://www.facebook.com/BNCNews/videos/270205431643009/</span></a></p><p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;"> <strong>October 2021</strong> <em>Anna Lembke</em>, Food Junkies Podcast <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/food-junkies-podcast/id1547705773" title="https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/food-junkies-podcast/id1547705773"><span style="text-decoration:underline">https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/food-junkies-podcast/id1547705773</span></a></p><p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;"><strong>October 2021</strong> <em>Podcast #745: Do You Need to Take a Dopamine Fast?</em>, Art of Manliness Podcast <a href="https://www.artofmanliness.com/health-fitness/health/do-you-need-to-take-a-dopamine-fast/" title="https://www.artofmanliness.com/health-fitness/health/do-you-need-to-take-a-dopamine-fast/"><span style="text-decoration:underline">https://www.artofmanliness.com/health-fitness/health/do-you-need-to-take-a-dopamine-fast/</span></a><strong> </strong></p><p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;"><strong>October 2021 </strong>The Kennedy Forum: A Panel Discussion on the Impact of Social Media on Mental Health</p><p style="text-align:center;white-space:pre-wrap;" class="sqsrte-large"><br></p> </div> </div></div></div></div></div> </div> </div> </section> <section data-test="page-section" data-section-theme="white-bold" class='page-section layout-engine-section background-width--full-bleed section-height--medium content-width--wide horizontal-alignment--center vertical-alignment--middle white-bold' 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Zuger<em>Undark</em></strong></h4><h4 style="white-space:pre-wrap;"><strong>The disturbing connection between well-meaning physicians and the prescription drug epidemic.</strong></h4><h4 style="white-space:pre-wrap;">Three out of four people addicted to heroin probably started on a prescription opioid, according to the director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. 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