One for the Road: The Quit Drinking Podcast18 Okt 2023

The Science Of Why You Cant Stop Drinking: Professor David Nutt

Why can some people stop after one drink while others can't stop drinking at all? Why do you wake up at 3am after a heavy night feeling like the world is ending? Is alcoholism genetic? And what is alcohol actually doing inside the brain?

This week on One for the Road, Sober Dave talks to Professor David Nutt, one of the world's leading neuropsychopharmacologists and author of the books Drink and Psychedelics. Professor Nutt has spent decades researching how alcohol affects the brain, and he breaks the science down in a way anyone can understand.

In this conversation, Professor Nutt explains exactly what alcohol does to GABA, dopamine, endorphins and glutamate, why some people binge while others sip, why 15% of drinkers develop a problem and it has nothing to do with willpower, what really happened to Amy Winehouse, why losing tolerance makes relapse so dangerous, and why social anxiety is one of the biggest drivers of problem drinking.

He also talks about the future of treatment, including the role of psychedelics like psilocybin and LSD in helping people quit drinking for good, the history of Bill Wilson and Alcoholics Anonymous, and his alcohol alternative Sentia.

If you have ever wondered why your brain reacts to alcohol differently to other peoples, this is the episode for you.

If you want to connect with me via Instagram, you can find me on the instahandle @Soberdave https://www.instagram.com/soberdave/

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Provided below are links for services offering additional help and advice.

https://www.yellowkitebooks.co.uk/titles/david-nutt/drink/9781529398014/

https://www.yellowkitebooks.co.uk/titles/professor-david-nutt/psychedelics/9781529360530/

www.drinkaware.co.uk/advice/alcohol-support-services

https://nacoa.org.uk/

Show producer- Daniella Attanasio-Martinez

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