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Opioids can 'feel like love.' Here's how that helps our understanding of addiction
Category: News & Politics
Duration: 00:47:34
Publish Date: 2021-12-16 17:11:50
Description:

What empty well do opioids fill in someone suffering from addiction? We hear why opioid addiction can feel like love -- and what that means in a world of crumbling economic security and weakened social bonds. “The reason you get addicted is because something is missing for you. And oftentimes, what's missing is the ability to feel love.” Maia Szalavitz and Dr. Nora Volkow join Meghna Chakrabarti.

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