{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/5c322849e168793762158038/64d944f9bbfce10011356e9d?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"When Nutritional Science & Drug Addiction Research Collide","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/5c322849e168793762158038/1691960446112-73828c5948d159c1d4e181c4180668f7.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>In Episode 154 of The People's Scientist podcast, I discuss how consuming food, sugar, alcohol, nicotine, opioids, cocaine, are all consummatory behaviors; we are consuming substances with reinforcing and potentially addictive qualities. As such, there is much neurobiological overlap in eating and drug addiction. This nutritional perspective on drug addiction can open the door for novel treatments to aid in drug addiction recovery like GLP-1 and T2R agonists. Lately the medication (Ozempic) semaglutide, used to treat type-2 diabetes has garnered interest as a potential new strategy to investigate for drug addiction recovery. Tune in for details!</p><p><br></p><p>Want to buy me a coffee to say thanks for the episode? You can do so via Venmo or Patreon below.</p><p>Venmo ID: Steph-Cal</p><p>Patreon:&nbsp;<a href=\"https://www.patreon.com/join/DrSCaligiuri\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.patreon.com/join/DrSCaligiuri</a></p><p><a href=\"https://www.buymeacoffee.com/drscaligiuri\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.buymeacoffee.com/drscaligiuri</a></p><p><br></p><p>Follow me on social media to see the papers I cite in this week's episode:</p><p>IG: Dr.SCaligiuri</p><p>FB: ThePeoplesScientist</p><p>Twitter: DrSCaligiuri</p><p>Linkedin: Stephanie Caligiuri</p><p>TikTok: Dr.SCaligiuri</p>","author_name":"Dr. Stephanie Caligiuri"}