{"id":2649,"date":"2023-05-26T14:53:36","date_gmt":"2023-05-26T18:53:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/parmaks.com\/Resources\/dr-nora-volkow-director-of-the-national-institute-on-drug-abuse-nida-673\/"},"modified":"2023-05-26T14:53:36","modified_gmt":"2023-05-26T18:53:36","slug":"dr-nora-volkow-director-of-the-national-institute-on-drug-abuse-nida-673","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/parmaks.com\/Resources\/dr-nora-volkow-director-of-the-national-institute-on-drug-abuse-nida-673\/","title":{"rendered":"Dr. Nora Volkow \u2014 Director of the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) (#673)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/hop.clickbank.net\/?affiliate=infohatch&amp;vendor=J1R2C\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-10614 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/parmaks.com\/Resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/profit-gen400px.png\" alt=\"Profit Gen\" width=\"400\" height=\"217\" srcset=\"https:\/\/parmaks.com\/Resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/profit-gen400px.png 400w, https:\/\/parmaks.com\/Resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/profit-gen400px-300x163.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"480\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-67678 jetpack-lazy-image\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tim.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Dr.-Nora-Volkow-Illustration-scaled.jpeg?resize=1024%2C819&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tim.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Dr.-Nora-Volkow-Illustration-scaled.jpeg?resize=300%2C240&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tim.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Dr.-Nora-Volkow-Illustration-scaled.jpeg?resize=768%2C614&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tim.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Dr.-Nora-Volkow-Illustration-scaled.jpeg?resize=1536%2C1229&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tim.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Dr.-Nora-Volkow-Illustration-scaled.jpeg?resize=2048%2C1638&amp;ssl=1 2048w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tim.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Dr.-Nora-Volkow-Illustration-scaled.jpeg?w=1200&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tim.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Dr.-Nora-Volkow-Illustration-scaled.jpeg?w=1800&amp;ssl=1 1800w\" data-lazy-sizes=\"(max-width: 767px) 90vw, 600px\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tim.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Dr.-Nora-Volkow-Illustration.jpeg?resize=600%2C480&amp;is-pending-load=1#038;ssl=1\"\/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" data-lazy-fallback=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tim.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Dr.-Nora-Volkow-Illustration.jpeg?resize=600%2C480&amp;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-67678\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tim.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Dr.-Nora-Volkow-Illustration-scaled.jpeg?resize=1024%2C819&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tim.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Dr.-Nora-Volkow-Illustration-scaled.jpeg?resize=300%2C240&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tim.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Dr.-Nora-Volkow-Illustration-scaled.jpeg?resize=768%2C614&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tim.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Dr.-Nora-Volkow-Illustration-scaled.jpeg?resize=1536%2C1229&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tim.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Dr.-Nora-Volkow-Illustration-scaled.jpeg?resize=2048%2C1638&amp;ssl=1 2048w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tim.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Dr.-Nora-Volkow-Illustration-scaled.jpeg?w=1200&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tim.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Dr.-Nora-Volkow-Illustration-scaled.jpeg?w=1800&amp;ssl=1 1800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 90vw, 600px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\"\/><\/noscript><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Illustration via <a rel=\"nofollow external noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/99designs.com\/tim\">99designs<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\">\n<p><strong>\u201cI do not take no for an answer. And this is a message that I say to young people: \u2018You should dare to do things. And no one has the right to say you cannot bring a new perspective into things.\u2019 And so I always say, \u2018Be daring and persevere.&#8217;\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><cite>\u2014 Dr. Nora Volkow <\/cite><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><strong>Nora D. Volkow, MD<\/strong>, is Director of the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/nida.nih.gov\/\" rel=\"nofollow external noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">National Institute on Drug Abuse<\/a>\u00a0(NIDA) at the National Institutes of Health. NIDA is the world\u2019s largest funder of scientific research on the health aspects of drug use and addiction. Dr. Volkow\u2019s work has been instrumental in demonstrating that drug addiction is a brain disorder. As a research psychiatrist, Dr. Volkow pioneered the use of brain imaging to investigate how substance use affects brain functions. In particular, her studies have documented how changes in the dopamine system affect the functions of brain regions involved with reward and self-control in addiction. She has also made important contributions to the neurobiology of obesity, ADHD, and aging.<\/p>\n<p>Please enjoy!<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><strong><em><strong><em>Listen to the episode on <a href=\"https:\/\/podcasts.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/673-dr-nora-volkow-director-of-the-national-institute\/id863897795?i=1000614404660\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow external noopener noreferrer\">Apple Podcasts<\/a>, <a rel=\"nofollow external noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/episode\/7EhiGceqw8Ui0WDD9R9abD?si=g2QQnmXMRSiWfl_EICLDZQ\">Spotify<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/overcast.fm\/itunes863897795\/the-tim-ferriss-show\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow external noopener noreferrer\">Overcast<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/podcastaddict.com\/podcast\/2031148#\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow external noopener noreferrer\">Podcast Addict<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/pca.st\/timferriss\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow external noopener noreferrer\">Pocket Casts<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/castbox.fm\/channel\/id1059468?country=us\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow external noopener noreferrer\">Castbox<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/podcasts.google.com\/?feed=aHR0cHM6Ly9yc3MuYXJ0MTkuY29tL3RpbS1mZXJyaXNzLXNob3c&amp;ved=0CAAQ4aUDahcKEwjI_ezXzuDnAhUAAAAAHQAAAAAQAQ\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow external noopener noreferrer\">Google Podcasts<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.stitcher.com\/show\/the-tim-ferriss-show\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow external noopener noreferrer\">Stitcher<\/a>, <strong><em><strong><em><a href=\"https:\/\/music.amazon.com\/podcasts\/9814f3cc-1dc5-4003-b816-44a8eb6bf666\/the-tim-ferriss-show\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow external noopener noreferrer\">Amazon Music<\/a>,\u00a0<\/em><\/strong><\/em><\/strong>or on your favorite podcast platform<\/em><\/strong><\/em><\/strong><em><strong>.<\/strong><\/em> <em><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/v1zVAOdzynk\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow external noopener noreferrer\">You can watch the interview on YouTube here<\/a>.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><strong><em><strong><em><strong><em><strong><em><strong><em><strong><em><strong><em><strong><em><strong><em><strong><em><strong><em><strong><em><strong><em><strong><em><strong><em>Brought to you by\u00a0<\/em><\/strong><a href=\"http:\/\/athleticgreens.com\/tim\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow external noopener noreferrer\"><strong><em>Athletic Greens\u2019s AG1<\/em><\/strong><\/a><strong><em>\u00a0all-in-one nutritional supplement,\u00a0<\/em><\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.houseofmacadamias.com\/tim\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow external noopener noreferrer\"><strong><em>House of Macadamias<\/em><\/strong><\/a><strong><em>\u00a0delicious and nutritious nuts, and\u00a0<\/em><\/strong><a href=\"http:\/\/eightsleep.com\/Tim\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow external noopener noreferrer\"><strong><em>Eight Sleep\u2019s Pod Cover<\/em><\/strong><\/a><strong><em>\u00a0sleeping solution for dynamic cooling and heating.<\/em><\/strong><\/em><\/strong><\/em><\/strong><\/em><\/strong><\/em><\/strong><\/em><\/strong><\/em><\/strong><\/em><\/strong><\/em><\/strong><\/em><\/strong><\/em><\/strong><\/em><\/strong><\/em><\/strong><\/em><\/strong><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>The transcript of this episode\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/tim.blog\/2023\/05\/25\/dr-nora-volkow-transcript\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">can be found here<\/a>. 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Please let me know <a href=\"https:\/\/tim.blog\/2023\/05\/24\/dr-nora-volkow\/#respond\">in the comments<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>SCROLL BELOW FOR LINKS AND SHOW NOTES\u2026<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span id=\"more-67676\"\/><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">SELECTED LINKS FROM THE EPISODE<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Follow the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA):<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nida.nih.gov\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow external noopener noreferrer\">Website<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/nida.nih.gov\/about-nida\/noras-blog\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow external noopener noreferrer\">Nora\u2019s Blog<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NIDAnews\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow external noopener noreferrer\">Twitter<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/NIDANIH\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow external noopener noreferrer\">Facebook<\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=X1AEvkWxbLE\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow external noopener noreferrer\">Addiction: A Disease of Free Will by Dr. Nora Volkow | APA 2015<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/jacobin.com\/2017\/11\/trotsky-museum-mexico-city-esteban-volkov-interview\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow external noopener noreferrer\">Leon Trotsky Was My Grandfather: An Interview With Esteban Volkov | Jacobin<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.history.com\/news\/the-trotsky-assassination-75-years-ago\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow external noopener noreferrer\">The Trotsky Assassination | History<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/world\/2017\/sep\/13\/trotsky-ice-axe-murder-mexico-city\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow external noopener noreferrer\">Bloodstained Ice Axe Used to Kill Trotsky Emerges After Decades in the Shadows | The Guardian<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a 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href=\"https:\/\/www.cambridge.org\/core\/journals\/the-british-journal-of-psychiatry\/article\/abs\/cerebral-blood-flow-in-chronic-cocaine-users-a-study-with-positron-emission-tomography\/201AD1B70106321917AFEA5481737A8D\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow external noopener noreferrer\">Cerebral Blood Flow in Chronic Cocaine Users: A Study with Positron Emission Tomography | The British Journal of Psychiatry<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/media.nature.com\/original\/magazine-assets\/d41586-020-00921-9\/d41586-020-00921-9.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow external noopener noreferrer\">The Scientist Battling the Addiction Crisis | Nature<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.accessdata.fda.gov\/drugsatfda_docs\/label\/2011\/005010s050lbl.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow external noopener noreferrer\">Demerol (Meperidine Hydrochloride, USP) | FDA<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.narconon.org\/blog\/why-fentanyl-is-a-drug-dealers-dreambut-a-familys-nightmare.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow external noopener noreferrer\">Why Fentanyl is a Drug Dealer\u2019s Dream \u2014 But a Family\u2019s Nightmare | Narconon<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/xylazine-doesnt-respond-to-naloxone-narcan-why-experts-explain\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow external noopener noreferrer\">Why Xylazine, the Veterinary Drug That Federal Officials Call an \u201cEmerging Threat,\u201d Doesn\u2019t Respond to Naloxone | CBS News<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/civilrights.org\/blog\/americas-war-on-drugs-50-years-later\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow external noopener noreferrer\">America\u2019s War on Drugs \u2014 50 Years Later | The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.motherjones.com\/media\/2021\/09\/harm-reduction-movement-war-on-drugs-undoing-maia-szalavitz-book-review\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow external noopener noreferrer\">The Drug War\u2019s Deepest Failure: Making Users the Enemy | Mother Jones<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Undoing-Drugs-Untold-Reduction-Addiction\/dp\/0738285749\/?tag=offsitoftimfe-20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow external noopener noreferrer\">Undoing Drugs: How Harm Reduction Is Changing the Future of Drugs and Addiction by Maia Szalavitz | Amazon<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2011\/06\/14\/science\/14volkow.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow external noopener noreferrer\">Dr. Nora D. Volkow: A General in the Drug War | The New York Times<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/nida.nih.gov\/research-topics\/psychedelic-dissociative-drugs\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow external noopener noreferrer\">Psychedelic and Dissociative Drugs | NIDA<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hopkinsmedicine.org\/news\/newsroom\/news-releases\/psychedelics-may-lessen-fear-of-death-and-dying-similar-to-feelings-reported-by-those-whove-had-near-death-experiences\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow external noopener noreferrer\">Psychedelics May Lessen Fear of Death and Dying, Similar to Feelings Reported by Those Who\u2019ve Had Near Death Experiences | Johns Hopkins Medicine<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.smithsonianmag.com\/science-nature\/why-psychedelic-drugs-may-become-a-key-treatment-for-ptsd-and-depression-180979983\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow external noopener noreferrer\">Why Psychedelic Drugs May Become a Key Treatment for PTSD and Depression | Smithsonian Magazine<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/health\/health-news\/nih-funded-psychedelic-trial-will-study-whether-hallucinogen-can-help-rcna53922\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow external noopener noreferrer\">NIH-Funded Psychedelic Trial Will Study Whether Hallucinogen Can Help Smokers Quit | NBC News<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/himmelfarb.gwu.edu\/tutorials\/studydesign101\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow external noopener noreferrer\">Study Design 101 | Himmelfarb Health Sciences Library<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/saiseifoundation.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow external noopener noreferrer\">Funding Cutting-Edge Scientific Research | Saisei Foundation<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/tim.blog\/2016\/10\/23\/erik-vance\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Erik Vance \u2014 The Magic and Power of Placebo | The Tim Ferriss Show #194<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/newatlas.com\/science\/placebo-problem-blinding-modern-psychedelic-science\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow external noopener noreferrer\">The Problem at the Heart of Modern Psychedelic Clinical Research | New Atlas<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/tim.blog\/2022\/09\/02\/dr-suresh-muthukumaraswamy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Dr. Suresh Muthukumaraswamy \u2014 LSD Microdosing, Classical Psychedelics vs. Ketamine, Science and Speed in New Zealand, Placebo Options, and The Infinite Possibilities of Studying Mind-Altering Compounds | The Tim Ferriss Show #619<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nature.com\/articles\/s41598-017-13282-7\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow external noopener noreferrer\">Increased Global Integration in the Brain after Psilocybin Therapy for Depression | Nature Medicine<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.science.org\/content\/article\/no-hallucinations-lsd-relatives-appear-treat-depression-mice-without-obvious-side\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow external noopener noreferrer\">No Hallucinations? LSD Relatives Appear to Treat Depression in Mice without Obvious Side Effects | Science<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/pmc\/articles\/PMC6149016\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow external noopener noreferrer\">Psychoplastogens: A Promising Class of Plasticity-Promoting Neurotherapeutics | Journal of Experimental Neuroscience<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/health\/mental-health\/psilocybin-mushroom-help-people-alcohol-use-disorder-rcna44180\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow external noopener noreferrer\">Psilocybin Mushrooms Found to Help People with Alcohol Use Disorder | NBC News<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2022\/08\/25\/health\/psilocybin-mushrooms-alcohol-addiction.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow external noopener noreferrer\">Psilocybin Therapy Sharply Reduces Excessive Drinking, Small Study Shows | The New York Times<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/2019\/10\/01\/766057380\/how-magic-mushrooms-can-help-smokers-kick-the-habit\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow external noopener noreferrer\">How Magic Mushrooms Can Help Smokers Kick the Habit | Short Wave<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nature.com\/articles\/npp2009110\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow external noopener noreferrer\">Neurocircuitry of Addiction | Neuropsychopharmacology<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/tim.blog\/2023\/04\/19\/gul-dolen\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Dr. G\u00fcl D\u00f6len on Rethinking Psychedelics, New Applications (Autism, Stroke, and Allergies), The Neurobiology of Beginner\u2019s Mind, Octopuses on MDMA, and The Master Key of Metaplasticity | The Tim Ferriss Show #667<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/tim.blog\/2022\/09\/30\/dr-john-krystal-ketamine\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Dr. John Krystal \u2014 All Things Ketamine, The Most Comprehensive Podcast Episode Ever | The Tim Ferriss Show #625<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.psychologytoday.com\/us\/blog\/the-lucid-mind\/202105\/how-does-ketamine-work-differently-other-psychedelics\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow external noopener noreferrer\">How Does Ketamine Work Differently from Other Psychedelics? | Psychology Today<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/pmc\/articles\/PMC7983500\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow external noopener noreferrer\">Intranasal Salvinorin A Improves Neurological Outcome in Rhesus Monkey Ischemic Stroke Model Using Autologous Blood Clot | Journal of Cerebral Blood Flow &amp; Metabolism<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/pmc\/articles\/PMC6592198\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow external noopener noreferrer\">Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation: A Review of Its Evolution and Current Applications | Industrial Psychiatry Journal<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hopkinsmedicine.org\/health\/treatment-tests-and-therapies\/deep-brain-stimulation\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow external noopener noreferrer\">Deep Brain Stimulation | Johns Hopkins Medicine<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/focus.psychiatryonline.org\/doi\/10.1176\/appi.focus.20210022\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow external noopener noreferrer\">Ultrasound as a Neurotherapeutic: A Circuit- and System-Based Interrogation | Focus<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/pmc\/articles\/PMC8235587\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow external noopener noreferrer\">Low-Intensity Continuous Ultrasound Therapies \u2014 A Systematic Review of Current State-of-the-Art and Future Perspectives | Journal of Clinical Medicine<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.michaeljfox.org\/news\/focused-ultrasound\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow external noopener noreferrer\">Focused Ultrasound for Parkinson\u2019s Disease | The Michael J. Fox Foundation<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/reporter.nih.gov\/search\/E5vDf6EuYUyjNRAGJdE3wg\/project-details\/10369745\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow external noopener noreferrer\">An Investigation of Low-Intensity Focused Ultrasound for Addiction | NIH Reporter<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/nida.nih.gov\/about-nida\/noras-blog\/2023\/04\/it-too-soon-to-start-talking-about-cure-addiction\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow external noopener noreferrer\">Is It Too Soon To Start Talking about a Cure for Addiction? | Nora\u2019s Blog at NIDA<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/nida.nih.gov\/publications\/research-reports\/common-comorbidities-substance-use-disorders\/why-there-comorbidity-between-substance-use-disorders-mental-illnesses\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow external noopener noreferrer\">Why Is There Comorbidity between Substance Use Disorders and Mental Illnesses? | NIDA<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/archives.nida.nih.gov\/news-events\/noras-blog\/2019\/09\/suicide-deaths-are-major-component-opioid-crisis-must-be-addressed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow external noopener noreferrer\">Suicide Deaths Are a Major Component of the Opioid Crisis that Must Be Addressed | NIDA Archives<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">SHOW NOTES<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>[06:09] Cadaver homework.<\/li>\n<li>[09:07] The Trotsky connection.<\/li>\n<li>[17:07] How Nora\u2019s father viewed the role of science.<\/li>\n<li>[20:59] Julian Villarreal.<\/li>\n<li>[27:38] A perspective of perseverance.<\/li>\n<li>[33:48] Instilling perseverance in younger scientists.<\/li>\n<li>[35:08] Dancing with Demerol.<\/li>\n<li>[40:05] The current state of addiction in the US.<\/li>\n<li>[44:28] The War on Drugs.<\/li>\n<li>[49:42] Increasing societal confidence in therapeutic psychedelics.<\/li>\n<li>[55:38] Advice for researchers seeking more federal funding.<\/li>\n<li>[1:02:12] Gauging the value of the hallucinogenic experience.<\/li>\n<li>[1:06:04] Implications for multiple applications of one compound.<\/li>\n<li>[1:13:36] Transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) and a promising alternative.<\/li>\n<li>[1:19:49] New hope for Parkinson\u2019s disease sufferers?<\/li>\n<li>[1:23:51] Comorbidities, addiction considerations, and other parting thoughts.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">MORE DR. NORA VOLKOW QUOTES FROM THE INTERVIEW<\/h3>\n<p><strong>\u201cScience should be guided by data, but science has a religious nature to it also. And once a model is created, it becomes very difficult to change it. And it takes a long, long time for concepts that have been consolidated, as accepted as the truth, to be questioned.\u201d<\/strong><br \/>\u2014\u00a0Dr. Nora Volkow<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u201cI do not take no for an answer. And this is a message that I say to young people: \u2018You should dare to do things. And no one has the right to say you cannot bring a new perspective into things.\u2019 And so, I always say, \u2018Be daring and persevere.&#8217;\u201d<\/strong><br \/>\u2014\u00a0Dr. Nora Volkow<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u201cIn terms of the war on drugs, I think that basically what it did was it created a mechanism that could perpetuate structural racism. It is very tragic to see how its enforcement led to the incarceration of young black Americans.\u201d<\/strong><br \/>\u2014\u00a0Dr. Nora Volkow<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">PEOPLE MENTIONED<\/h3>\n<p><h3 class=\"jp-relatedposts-headline\"><em>Related and Recommended<\/em><\/h3>\n<\/p>\n<p><em><a href=\"https:\/\/tim.blog\/podcast\"><strong>The Tim Ferriss Show<\/strong><\/a> <\/em><span>is one <\/span>of the most popular podcasts in the world with more than 900 million downloads. It has been selected for &#8220;Best of Apple Podcasts&#8221; three times, it is often the #1 interview podcast across all of Apple Podcasts, and it&#8217;s been ranked #1 out of 400,000+ podcasts on many occasions. 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