Our guest is Dr Musa Sami, Clinical Associate Professor of Psychiatry and Consultant Psychiatrist (specialising in addiction & substance abuse issues) at the University of Nottingham, UK. We discuss the fundamentals of how addictions develop, the biological effects & methods to counteract addiction.  

As an Ahmadi Muslim, Dr Musa Sami also comments on Islamic studies to reflect on how Islamic principles can guide & alleviate addiction. We further discuss avenues for future research and ideas for exploration.  

#Addiction #SubstanceAbuse #Islam

00:00 - How Dr Musa Sami began researching Addiction

04:12 - How is Addiction defined

05:51 - Behavioural addiction

06:44 - A mental disorder

07:10 - The presence of harm  

08:20 - Dopamine & Brain activity  

15:05 - Edwards and Gross dependence criteria  

18:29 - Brain & body changes  

20:19 - Why do withdrawal symptoms occur?

21:21 - How to overcome addictions

24:54 - Islam, morality & addiction  

28:28 - Quran & abstinence from alcohol  

31:45 - How gambling & alcohol are mentioned in the Quran

32:22 - Research from the Quran

32:54 - Ramadan & overcoming addictions  

35:07 - Reasons for relapse - Abstinence Violation Effect

37:24 - Alcoholic Synonymous  

39:50 - Biological effects of prayer

42:24 - Concluding remarks

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