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ADHD and Its Connection to Addiction with Todd Love

Todd Love is a therapist and counselor, who was previously a DUI Defense Attorney and in the IT sector. He specializes in ADHD, addiction recovery, and more. As someone who has ADHD himself, Todd understands that it can be a particularly lethal combo to have ADHD and an addiction. Find out more about some of the symptoms of ADHD and how it ties into addiction in this week's episode.

TAKEAWAYS:

[1:35] How did Todd get his start as a counselor?

[4:15] A little bit of insight into ADHD and how it's diagnosed.

[7:45] What is the relationship between ADHD and addiction?

[10:15] Todd shares some stats about children with ADHD and its connection to addiction later in adult life.

[11:35] Cannabis users combined with ADHD struggle with motivation and keeping their life on track.

[16:00] Are people self-medicating to try to bring their lives back into focus?

[19:40] Is Adderall a good 'study' drug? The research says no.

[20:35] How can someone determine whether they have ADHD?

[22:50] Are there ADHD medications out there that are helpful?

[23:20] Enough sleep is key to helping build regularity in your routines, and to your ADHD.

[26:30] What are the effects of some of these drugs on children?

RESOURCES:

Doctoddlove.com

Nyulangone.org/files/psych_adhd_checklist_0.pdf

QUOTES:

"What is addiction? Impulsivity, inability to delay gratification, novelty-seeking, and you can overlay that completely with ADHD."
"The research has shown that 15-25% of adults and 50-60% with substance use disorder have ADHD. I think that's an outdated statistic. I'm hearing 50% of adults in treatment programs are there with undiagnosed ADHD."
"ADHD stimulant medications are the safest medicine in psychiatry, and in some ways, overall."
"ADHD is particularly responsive to interruptions in sleep."

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