Carl Erik Fisher on The History of Addiction

Carl Erik Fisher is an addiction physician, bioethics scholar, and author He is an assistant professor of clinical psychiatry at Columbia University and also hosts the podcast “Flourishing After Addiction” In this episode, Eric and Carl Erik Fisher discuss his book, The Urge: Our History of Addiction. But wait, there’s more! The episode is not quite over!! We continue the conversation and you can access this exclusive content right in your podcast player feed. Head over to our Patreon page and pledge to donate just $10 a month. It’s that simple and we’ll give you good stuff as a thank you! Carl Erik Fisher and I Discuss The History of Addiction and … His book, The Urge: Our History of Addiction. Recognizing the paradigm of disordered choice in addiction The different approaches to understanding choices for addicts Psychological flexibility and how Society’s categorical views of treatment approaches to addiction Placebo effects in treating addiction The dangers of labeling “good” drugs and “bad” drugs Drug policies and why there is no simple formula for treating addiction How addiction is part of the human condition Defining recovery capital Understanding there are many different pathways to recovery The step care model and one size fits all model of recover The spiritual practice that he developed in recovery Knowing that the key to overcoming addiction is to try Carl Erik Fisher links: Carl Erik Fisher’s Website Instagam Twitter Facebook By p urchasing products and/or services from o ur sponsors , you a re helpi ng to support The One You Feed and we greatly appreciate it . Thank you! If you enjoyed this conversation with Carl Erik Fisher, check out these other episodes: Recovery Through Buddha's Teachings with Valerie Mason-John Maia Szalavitz on a Different Lens on Addiction See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info . Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices