How Drugs Reshape the Nervous System

In this clip I talk about how drugs are neutralized and removed from the body. That process, like all processes--including physical stresses, pleasures, thoughts, ideas, experiences--have a shaping effect on the nervous system. Drugs (this includes the "good" drugs your doctor gives you) and alcohol, then, reshape your nervous system in a way that leads to drug tolerance, which essentially means you need more and more to get the desired effects (getting high, pain relief, loss of anxiety, sleep, whatever). No such thing as "minor effect' for this reason. Doesn't mean people shouldn't take medications--they are useful and necessary at the right time--but they are definitely not benign. And this clip shows why.

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Overcoming Drug Addiction

My friend Margit Hermann, a drug and addiction counselor and martial arts trainer, recently invited me to speak on her DVD, Second Chance--Break Free From Addiction. As a former substance abuser and addict, and a doctor that works with people trying to transform their lives from drug addiction, I had a few things to say. I will be posting clips here over the next few days. Today's clip is on the the dangers of getting hooked on pain medications. For more information on the Second Chance--Break Free From Addiction DVD, please visit the website here: