By Keith Sellick
Last week, I posted about TV's Am I Normal, which looked at addictions such as drugs and alcohol but also computer gaming and gambling. Radio Four is also covering the subject with the Chemistry of Addiction series.
The first programme examined theories about how drugs influenced or changed the chemical make up of the brain and how you become addicted. Ideas about addiction included chemical, genetic and social explanations, which are in marked contrast to some of the views expressed in Am I Normal about how it was a lifestyle choice. The rest of the series is looking at what happens when you are addicted and how to come off. Have a listen.
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