E71: Trauma May Make Drugs and Alcohol Feel More Pleasurable

Gill discusses how trauma increases the risk of developing an addiction. She reviews an interesting study from 2021 that looked at how trauma impacts the amount of pleasure a person will feel from drugs. You’ll learn how childhood trauma changes the way animals and humans experience pain, another reason why we can never become take it or leave it drinkers or drug users, and why science thinks trauma makes us more vulnerable to addiction.

What to listen to next:

E67: How Alcohol Impacts Cortisol and Causes Cravings

E11: Why Alcohol Feels Good (Endorphins and Opioid Receptors)

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