Anna Lembke is the medical director of Stanford Addiction Medicine, program director for the Stanford Addiction Medicine Fellowship, and chief of the Stanford Addiction Medicine Dual Diagnosis Clinic. She is the recipient of numerous awards for outstanding research in mental illness, for excellence in teaching, and for clinical innovation in treatment. A clinician scholar, she has published more than a hundred peer-reviewed papers, book chapters, and commentaries in prestigious outlets such as The New England Journal of Medicine and JAMA. She sits on the board of several state and national addiction-focused organizations, has testified before various committees in the United States House of Representatives and Senate, keeps an active speaking calendar, and maintains a thriving clinical practice.
"Anna Lembke deeply understands an experience I hear about often in
the therapy room at the nexus between our modern addictions and our
primal brains. Her stories of guiding people to find a healthy
balance between pleasure and pain have the power to transform your
life."
-Lori Gottlieb, "Dear Therapist" columnist at The
Atlantic, New York Times bestselling author of Maybe
You Should Talk to Someone
"Just when you thought you knew all you needed to know about the
addiction crisis, along comes Dr. Anna Lembke with her second
brilliant book on the topic-this one not about a drug but about the
most powerful chemical of all: the dopamine that rules the pain and
pleasure centers of our minds. In an era of overconsumption and
instant gratification, Dopamine Nation explains the personal and
societal price of being ruled by the next fix-and how to manage it.
No matter what you might find yourself over-indulging in-from the
internet to food to work to sex-you'll find this book riveting,
scary, cogent, and cleverly argued. Lembke weaves patient stories
with research, in a voice that's as empathetic as it is
clear-eyed."
-Beth Macy, author of Washington Post Best Book of the
Year, New York Times Notable Book of 2018 and bestseller
Dopesick: Dealers, Doctors, and the Drug Company That Addicted
America
"We all desire a break from our routines and those parts of life
that upset us. What if, instead of trying to escape these things,
we learn to turn toward them, to reach a peaceful harmony with our
selves and the people we share our lives with? Lembke has written a
book that radically changes the way we think about mental illness,
pleasure, pain, reward, and stress. Turn toward it. You'll be happy
you did."
-Daniel Levitin, New York Times bestselling author of
The Organized Mind and Successful Aging
"Explore[s] the dichotomy between seeking a readily accessible hit
of dopamine-from our phones, gambling, or a bag of Fritos-and
maintaining healthy, productive, stable lives."
-The New York Times, Inside the Best-Seller List
"[An] eye-opening survey on pleasure-seeking and addiction...
Readers looking for balance will return to Lembke's informative and
fascinating guidance."
-Publishers Weekly starred review
"... fascinating case histories, and a sensible formula for
treatment."
-Kirkus Reviews
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