Author: Ten Percent Happier

Carrie Wilkens talks about the stigma around substance abuse, potential alternatives to abstinence, and the role of #meditation in #addiction and #recovery. In this episode we talk about: • The stigma around #substanceabuse • Defining terms: addiction vs. substance use disorder and why it matters • How substance use disorder affects our brain • How to diagnose a substance abuse disorder • Whether there is an alternative to abstinence • How we all need to be thoughtful about the relationship we want with substances • How and why a substantial percentage of people naturally recover without going to treatment •  The…