• Skip to main content
  • Skip to header right navigation
  • Skip to site footer
cropped-rhj-header-logo-transparent-background-e1619110790271.png

Radio Health Journal

The latest in health, science, technology, and the intersection of medicine and public policy.

  • Home
  • Archive
    • Full Segment Archive
    • Advanced Search
    • Filters
    • Recent Segments
    • Segment Type
      • Feature Stories
      • Inside Looks
      • Medical Notes
    • Terms
      • Books & Publications
      • Guests
      • Institutions & Organizations
      • Medical Conditions
      • Medical Journals
      • Program Numbers
      • Topics Archive
  • How to Listen
    • Podcast & Other Digital Outlets
    • Terrestrial Broadcast
    • Ways to Listen Overview
  • About
    • About Radio Health Journal
    • Contact Us
    • FAQ
    • Our Team
  • Affiliates
    • Affiliate Login
    • Become an Affiliate
    • Benefits of Being an Affiliate
    • More About Syndicated Radio Programming
    • Public Affairs & FCC Requirements FAQ
    • Sample Programs

Personality and Drug Abuse

You are here: Home / Archive / Feature Stories / Personality and Drug Abuse
Published: January 6, 2019 by RHJ Producer

Drug and alcohol addiction and abuse is rising. Researchers have found that “fear mongering” educational efforts to combat it in adolescents doesn’t work. New science has discovered that certain personality types are predictably predisposed to addiction risk, and that educational efforts can be targeted to them effectively. Experts discuss.


Guest Information:

  • Dr. Natalie Castellanos-Ryan, Assistant Professor of Psychoeducation, University of Montreal
  • Maia Szalavitz, author, Unbroken Brain: A Revolutionary New Way of Understanding Addiction 

Links for more info:

  • Dr. Castellanos-Ryan – More Info
  • Maia Szalavitz – More Info
Program #: 19-01Segment Type: Feature StoriesTopics: Addiction| Alcohol Use and Abuse| Behavioral Science| Children and Youth at Risk| Drug Use and Abuse| Education| Predisposition| Risk| Science| Vulnerable PopulationsMedical Conditions: Addiction and Substance Use Disorder| Alcoholism| Depression| Substance AbuseGuests: Dr. Natalie Castellanos Ryan| Maia SzalavitzPublications: Unbroken Brain: A Revolutionary New Way of Understanding AddictionInstitutions & Organizations: University of Montrealtagged with: adolescents| author| drug misuse| Jason Dickey| professor| Reed Pence
  • 73Share on Facebook
  • 67Share on Twitter
  • 52Share on Instagram
  • 38Share on LinkedIn
  • 70Share on Pinterest
  • 37Share on Reddit
  • 85Share on Email

Related Segments:

“We Live In An Ageist Society”: How To Enjoy Old Age

Mind Over Matter: How Science is Utilizing the Placebo Effect

Miscommunication and Personality Type

Miscommunication and Personality Type

Does Your Child Know How To Learn?

Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder

Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder

Autism in Girls (2017)

Autism in Girls (2017)

Previous Post:The Addiction SpectrumThe Addiction Spectrum
Next Post:Medical Notes: Week of January 13, 2019

About RHJ Producer

Since 1992, Radio Health Journal has been bringing listeners useful, verifiable information they can trust and rely on in the fields of medicine, science & technology, research, and the intersection of health & public policy. Both Radio Health Journal and sister show Viewpoints Radio are AURN productions.

Reader Interactions

Leave a Reply Cancel reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

Sidebar

Trending Topics

Public Health and Public Safety

Health Care

Research and Clinical Trials

News and Headlines

Mental Health

Behavioral Science

Family and Interpersonal Relationships

Covid-19 Pandemic

Technology

Nutrition and Diet


Covid-19 Pandemic

TikTok Tics: Can Social Media Cause Neurologic Disorders?

New Test Can Detect Both Covid-19 and the Flu

Is Covid-19 the New Flu?


Latest Headlines

Medical Notes: Inadequate Addiction Treatment, Genetic Eating Disorders, and the Song of Mosquitoes

Medical Notes: Toxic Breastmilk, New Covid Antibodies, and Cellular Tattoos

Medical Notes: Breastmilk Aids Motor Development, a New Relief for Rashes, and Exposing Myths About Hydration

Medical Notes: Red Meat Allergies, Misdiagnosing Antibiotics, and an Illness That’s Disguised As Picky Eating

Medical Notes: The Rise of Leprosy in America, Eliminating Child Labor, and a New Era of Robotic Prosthetics


Most Discussed

The Language of Addiction: Why words matter

ICU Inefficiency

ICU Inefficiency

Lewy Body Dementia


Check out our sister show Viewpoints Radio

  • Culture Crash: A Slow Calendar For Prime TV Season
  • Viewpoints Explained: China’s Deepening Economic Woes: What’s Fueling This Decline?
  • School, Sports, Standardized Tests: When Is There Time To Build Life Skills?
  • X (AKA Twitter) vs. Threads: The Story Behind Meta’s New Social Platform
  • Culture Crash: From Live Concerts To Film: The Dominance of Taylor Swift
  • Viewpoints Explained: America’s Struggling Cities
  • From Drug Trafficker To Informant: How Ex-Criminals Are Aiding Investigators
  • Why Does Everyone, Including Parents, Want To Be Influencers?
  • Culture Crash: A New Era For Post Malone

Archives

↑

Stay up-to-date on the latest trends in public health, science, tech, research & more.

Enter your email address to get notifications & instant access to new Radio Health Journal segments as they are released.

Name
Enter your email address
Become an affiliate

Start airing Radio Health Journal on your platform to satisfy FCC OPIF requirements, including quarterly issues/programming reports.

Become an Affiliate

Connect

Interact with us by sharing comments, favorite segments, questions or even suggest a topic.

  • Facebook link
  • Twitter link
  • Instagram link
  • Pinterest link
  • Spotify link
  • YouTube channel link
  • rss feed link
  • contactemail

American Urban Radio Networks (AURN) logo

Listen

Archive

Broadcast

Guests

Podcast & Digital Outlets

Recently Aired

Terms

Topics

Ways to Listen

Learn

About Us

Affiliates

Contact Info

FAQ

Our Team

Public Affairs & FCC Requirements

AURN.com

Sitemap

© Copyright 2023 – American Urban Radio Networks

↑ Return to top

Radio Health Journal Newsletter SignupStay up-to-date on the latest trends in public health, science, tech, research & more.

Subscribe to get the latest from Radio Health Journal directly in your inbox.

Name
[email protected]