Addiction in Isolation

More people are using fertility treatments to have kids later. But how much time can science really buy? Sanjay talks with reproductive endocrinologist Dr. Lucky Sekhon about what science can — and can’t — promise. Jennifer Lai and Leying Tang produced this episode. Video product ...  Show more

Antidepressants are some of the most prescribed drugs in the US, but they may not be getting proper scrutiny. Dr. Sanjay Gupta talks to psychopharmacologist Dr. Joseph Goldberg about what to consider when stopping or starting one. Madeleine Thompson & Sofia Sanchez produced this ...  Show more

With the additional stress from the COVID-19 pandemic, more and more people have turned to substances to help cope with their emotions. Are you concerned about your substance use, or wondering if you're at risk for addiction? In this episode, we discuss how substance use affects ...  Show more

Everyone has coping mechanisms, but sometimes those ways of coping become problem behaviours - addictions. In this episode of Doctor Informed, we're focussing on how to spot the signs that you may be sliding into addiction, how to have conversations with friends and colleagues i ...  Show more

We speak with MIT’s Seth Mnookin, a writer and ex-addict who has been clean for 20 years, about the connection between substance abuse and underlying mental health issues, and how addiction can affect creativity and career. And we explore the hard lessons addicts can learn in rec ...  Show more

Trigger warning: Addiction & suicide are discussed in today’s episode. Please bee kind & mindful that this episode is for when YOU are ready for it.A face & voice of recovery - Andy Thomas, a friend of Syd’s + Jordan’s co-host of Member Guest Podcast, comes on the podcast to shar ...  Show more