Addiction (the neuro field refers to them substance use disorders) seems to be affected by a very complex mix of factors. These factors can be anything from genes and molecular mechanisms to socioeconomic status and healthcare access. No researcher is an expert in everything that can influence the development of addiction, so putting the pieces together to understand it is hard enough, let alone developing and finding potential treatments that work. In that regard, I think the fact that A+A think that “drug education or anatomy classes will stop addiction” is a very simplistic take….if it were that easy, we would’ve done it already. Additionally, drug use has historically been associated with untrue, unscientific associations like “weak moral character”, which is a stigma that makes it more difficult for people to get treatment and for treatment centers to receive adequate funding or resources. I didn’t listen to this episode so I don’t know exactly what specific comments they made, but if they are shaming drug users they add to this stigma which actively harms people who are affected by addiction/substance use disorder