In part 2 of our focus on substance addiction, Emma-Louise speaks to Professor Judy Grisel, a behavioral neuroscientist with expertise in pharmacology and genetics, whose research focuses on determining root causes of drug addiction. She studies sex differences in the role of stress and endorphins on drug reward and works to identify innate factors that contribute to individual differences in the liability toward addiction.
Professor Geisel has written a book about her personal struggle with alcohol and cocaine addiction, ‘Never Enough’.
In the first part of this episode, we heard from the brilliant writer, Kuchenga, about her experience with alcohol and drug addiction. If you haven't yet listened to that episode yet, we suggest you do right away.