Mar 8, 2020
I had the chance to sit down with the incredible Dr. Howard
Samuels and talk about all things addiction from drugs to alcohol
to even love! He is a leading drug and alcohol addiction expert
with years of experience running the successful Hills Treatment
Center in Los Angeles as Founder and CEO.
But his journey here was tougher than you could imagine. Addicted
to drugs by 16, arrested at 17, and in and out of rehab, Dr.
Samuels has had a closer relationship to addiction than most and he
tells all in this special episode of Unstoppable.
Timestamps:
05:20 - Does drug addiction start with genetics?
06:10 - The hidden problem with weed
08:14 - Getting arrested at 17, dealing drugs, and rehab
16:53 - The addict negative belief system about self
27:45 - His father’s death
31:50 - The only thing that creates change in addicts
36:57 - What is love addiction?
48:27 - Working with abandonment issues
1:03:00 - This is the reality of being sober
1:11:15 - Using psychedelics in therapy
1:18:50 - Legalization of cannabis
1:24:15 - The greatest gift of being an addict