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Podcast: ManTalks Podcast
Episode: Dr. Carl Erik Fisher - The Complex History Of Addiction
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It goes without saying that the more informed you are on the nature of addiction, the easier it is to see and break the patterns that trap you or the people you care about—addiction can be a LOT more subtle and nuanced than you think. So this week, I asked Dr. Carl Erik Fisher to dig into his new book, The Urge: Our History Of Addiction. It's a profoundly empathetic, personal, and intelligent book, and if you like this episode you'll want to check it out.
We cover how addiction was perceived by ancient cultures and ph...