Addiction Education Library
Education Grounded in Science & Lived Experience
Curated YouTube education on the neuroscience of addiction, evidence-based treatment, and the real stories of people in recovery. We lead with humility — the truth about addiction is best learned from both the research and those who have lived it.
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Dr. Nicole Labor — The Addiction Assassin
An addiction medicine physician and a person in long-term recovery, Dr. Labor teaches the neuroscience of addiction in a way that is real, accessible, and stigma-breaking. Her channel shares "spitting neuroscience that might hurt."
Subscribe on YouTube @theaddictsdocThe Addicted Brain With Dr. Nicole Labor
Addiction Assassin, Dr. Nicole Labor
Why do people find it so hard to quit and stay quit? Is addiction really a disease — and if so, how is it best treated? A clear, neuroscience-grounded teaching.
Watch on YouTubeHow Hitting Bottom Became a Calling
Addiction Assassin, Dr. Nicole Labor
Dr. Labor shares how hitting bottom became a calling to help others through addiction medicine.
Watch on YouTubeThe Disease Is the Same, So Is the Treatment
Addiction Assassin, Dr. Nicole Labor
A punchy teaching on how the disease of addiction is consistent across substances — and so is the path to treatment.
Watch on YouTubeRecovery Isn't Boring
Addiction Assassin, Dr. Nicole Labor
Dr. Labor reframes recovery — it is not the boring, restricted life people often fear.
Watch on YouTubeKeynote: Mental Health & Addiction — Breaking the Stigma
Symposium Keynote
Dr. Labor's 2018 symposium keynote on breaking the stigma around mental health and addiction.
Watch on YouTubeEmpirically Validated Education
Content from academic medical centers and professional addiction medicine societies — the evidence base behind modern, compassionate treatment.
Mind Matters — Addiction Treatment 101
U-M Addiction Center
Part of the University of Michigan Addiction Center's free community education series on evidence-based addiction treatment.
Watch on YouTubeSubstance Use Disorder: Treatment, Recovery & Common Approaches
Medical School Lecture
A medical-school-level discussion of substance use disorder and how harm reduction and new treatments support recovery.
Watch on YouTubeAmerican Society of Addiction Medicine (ASAM) Series
ASAM
An overview of the ASAM criteria and guidelines for screening, assessment, and treatment of substance use disorders.
Watch on YouTubeStories of Addiction & Recovery
The research meets the lived experience. Stories carry meta-truth that statistics never will — they remind us that recovery is real and that no one is beyond hope.
How I Used Heroin in Medical School and Still Became a Doctor
A physician in long-term recovery tells a story that challenges everything people think they know about addiction — and who experiences it.
Stories like Dr. Labor's are why we keep learning with humility — the meta-truth about addiction comes through people, not just data. If you have a recovery story to share or an educator we should feature, we'd love to hear from you.
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Pair this video library with our peer-led support groups, courses, and re-entry resources — recovery is a community, not a solo climb.
