Theo Von

And remember, the brain is thinking in terms of approach, pause, or retract. So when there's a ton of dopamine, listen, anyone on cocaine or methamphetamine, everything's a good idea to them. Oh, yeah, anything. Right. And then you think about cannabis. Cannabis has its own discussion, its own effects, but very different system and tends to make people pretty happy with right where they are.

And remember, the brain is thinking in terms of approach, pause, or retract. So when there's a ton of dopamine, listen, anyone on cocaine or methamphetamine, everything's a good idea to them. Oh, yeah, anything. Right. And then you think about cannabis. Cannabis has its own discussion, its own effects, but very different system and tends to make people pretty happy with right where they are.

And remember, the brain is thinking in terms of approach, pause, or retract. So when there's a ton of dopamine, listen, anyone on cocaine or methamphetamine, everything's a good idea to them. Oh, yeah, anything. Right. And then you think about cannabis. Cannabis has its own discussion, its own effects, but very different system and tends to make people pretty happy with right where they are.

The opioids tends to make people overly happy with right where they are. They tend to be amotivated, not motivated. So dopamine in this context, what happens is then dopamine drops below baseline after a drug or porn, or even somebody's,

The opioids tends to make people overly happy with right where they are. They tend to be amotivated, not motivated. So dopamine in this context, what happens is then dopamine drops below baseline after a drug or porn, or even somebody's,

The opioids tends to make people overly happy with right where they are. They tend to be amotivated, not motivated. So dopamine in this context, what happens is then dopamine drops below baseline after a drug or porn, or even somebody's,

let's say they make the huge mistake of like going outside their marriage to a prostitute or something, it's the anticipation, the fear, the excitement, boom, then it drops below baseline. And now here's the real rub. In order to get back to baseline, most people, when they're in that trough, what do they do? They use more.

let's say they make the huge mistake of like going outside their marriage to a prostitute or something, it's the anticipation, the fear, the excitement, boom, then it drops below baseline. And now here's the real rub. In order to get back to baseline, most people, when they're in that trough, what do they do? They use more.

let's say they make the huge mistake of like going outside their marriage to a prostitute or something, it's the anticipation, the fear, the excitement, boom, then it drops below baseline. And now here's the real rub. In order to get back to baseline, most people, when they're in that trough, what do they do? They use more.

But each time they use, while they're in that trough, when dopamine is low, this is the key thing, when dopamine is low, no matter how much you do of that substance, no matter how much you engage in that behavior, that dopamine is gonna have less and less of an effect, and it's not even gonna get you above baseline. You have to wait.

But each time they use, while they're in that trough, when dopamine is low, this is the key thing, when dopamine is low, no matter how much you do of that substance, no matter how much you engage in that behavior, that dopamine is gonna have less and less of an effect, and it's not even gonna get you above baseline. You have to wait.

But each time they use, while they're in that trough, when dopamine is low, this is the key thing, when dopamine is low, no matter how much you do of that substance, no matter how much you engage in that behavior, that dopamine is gonna have less and less of an effect, and it's not even gonna get you above baseline. You have to wait.

The period of abstinence is when these circuits return to normal. And with the exception of alcohol, where people can die from rapid withdrawal, this is why every addiction recovery program has a period of abstinence. They don't tell you to kind of taper off They're like, listen, this has got to stop.

The period of abstinence is when these circuits return to normal. And with the exception of alcohol, where people can die from rapid withdrawal, this is why every addiction recovery program has a period of abstinence. They don't tell you to kind of taper off They're like, listen, this has got to stop.

The period of abstinence is when these circuits return to normal. And with the exception of alcohol, where people can die from rapid withdrawal, this is why every addiction recovery program has a period of abstinence. They don't tell you to kind of taper off They're like, listen, this has got to stop.

And then when people relapse, the problem is they get, you know, no pun intended, they get a bump, but that dopamine level is not where it used to be. And they're constantly quote unquote chasing the dragon or whatever you want to call it. So, you know, these dopamine circuits evolved for a good reason to drive us toward adaptive behaviors.

And then when people relapse, the problem is they get, you know, no pun intended, they get a bump, but that dopamine level is not where it used to be. And they're constantly quote unquote chasing the dragon or whatever you want to call it. So, you know, these dopamine circuits evolved for a good reason to drive us toward adaptive behaviors.

And then when people relapse, the problem is they get, you know, no pun intended, they get a bump, but that dopamine level is not where it used to be. And they're constantly quote unquote chasing the dragon or whatever you want to call it. So, you know, these dopamine circuits evolved for a good reason to drive us toward adaptive behaviors.

But listen, I have friends in the tech sector, in the finance sector, you see this in the finance guys. It's often, they're doing Adderall, they're day trading, they're night trading, you know, their friends are making a ton of money. And we also have the social comparison thing. So I'm not going to say that social media hijacks all of this, but let's just say, and I, I love social media.

But listen, I have friends in the tech sector, in the finance sector, you see this in the finance guys. It's often, they're doing Adderall, they're day trading, they're night trading, you know, their friends are making a ton of money. And we also have the social comparison thing. So I'm not going to say that social media hijacks all of this, but let's just say, and I, I love social media.