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• Archive: Faculty:Patrick CarnesDuration:2 Hours 28 MinutesFormat:Audio and VideoCopyright:Sep 16, 2020 Description With the emerging knowledge of the nature of addiction and compulsion in their many forms, evidence from many quarters is foreshadowing our next great epidemic.
• Already addiction ranks as our number one public health problem dramatically outdistancing in financial costs compared to other illnesses such as cancer and diabetes.
• Unfortunately, deep public prejudice against mental health and addiction professionals as inept or even fraudulent is a steep barrier to the changes we need to make.The good news is that other countries have pioneered models for changing cultural attitudes.
• Further, catalytic combinations from genetics, trauma research, neuroscience, emotional regulation, and addiction treatment have cleared a path of hope via effective, core strategies that all clinicians and their patients can access.
• The real questions are, do we have the resolve and do we have time?