Philosophy 2043F/G Lecture Notes - Bill Moyers, Methadone, Opiate
13 Mar 2014
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Film: the hijacked brain (bill moyers: people will sacrifice their family, work, and health for their addiction, they say that it"s not something they wanted they didn"t grow up wanting to be an addict. Children of alcoholics show a lower response to alcohol. Children of alcoholics with a high response to alcohol had a 15% chance of becoming an alcoholic later in life. Just because part of the brain has been hijacked , people can still take responsibility for themselves. Interpersonal interactions can have an effect on the nervous system (having a support group can help) If that can happen with food, the hunger is only amplified with drugs. *informed consent: you have to get consent before you enroll someone in a research project. Someone who is a hard core addict would have some strong vulnerabilities (willfully exposing people to triggers in experimental conditions is controversial)
