Adjusted Reality

The Correlation Between the Opioid Epidemic and Social Media with Dr. Anna Lembke

September 01, 2021 Foundation for Chiropractic Progress Season 2 Episode 1
Adjusted Reality
The Correlation Between the Opioid Epidemic and Social Media with Dr. Anna Lembke
Show Notes

Recently seen on the Netflix Documentary, The Social Dilemma, Dr. Anna Lembke joins Adjusted Reality to talk about the unseen forces driving the current opioid epidemic, how to protect yourself from potential gateways, the unfiltered impact of social media on our lives and a glance at her upcoming book, Dopamine Nation.

Dr. Anna Lembke is a professor in the department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at Stanford University School of Medicine, and Chief of the Stanford Addiction Medicine Clinic. 

In 2016, she published Drug Dealer, MD – How Doctors Were Duped, Patients Got Hooked, and Why It’s So Hard to Stop, highlighted in the New York Times as one of the top five books to read to understand the opioid epidemic. 

Her forthcoming book, Dopamine Nation: Finding Balance in the Age of Indulgence explores how to moderate compulsive overconsumption, including digital products, in a world where feeling good is the highest good.

In the Adjusted Reality podcast, well-known athletes, celebrities, actors, chiropractors, influencers in the wellness industry, and other podcasters will talk with host Dr. Sherry McAllister, president, F4CP, about their experiences with health and wellness. 

As a special gift for listening today visit f4cp.org/health to get a copy of our mind, body, spirit ebook which focuses on many ways to optimize your health and the ones you love without the use of drugs or surgery. 

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In the Adjusted Reality podcast, well-known athletes, celebrities, actors, chiropractors, influencers in the wellness industry, and other podcasters will talk with host Dr. Sherry McAllister, president, F4CP, about their experiences with health and wellness.


As a special gift for listening today visit f4cp.org/health to get a copy of our mind, body, spirit eBook which focuses on many ways to optimize your health and the ones you love without the use of drugs or surgery.

Follow Adjusted Reality on Instagram.

Find A Doctor of Chiropractic Near You.

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