🎙️ Support the show on Patreon → https://www.patreon.com/ErikGriffin Get exclusive episodes, bonus content, and early access. Even $5/month keeps this show going. --- A special episode of Riffin With Griffin. Erik sits down with Dr. Ankur Bhargava, addiction specialist at Groups Recover Together, to talk about what addiction actually is, why the word "addict" carries so much shame, what it does to the people who love someone struggling, how medication and counseling work together, the difference between a lapse and a relapse, and why recovery takes a village. If you or someone in your life is dealing with substance use, there is a light at the end of the tunnel. RESOURCES FROM DR. BHARGAVA • Groups Recover Together: https://www.joingroups.com | Phone: 1-888-858-1723 • Dr. Ankur Bhargava on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ankur-bhargava-md • 12 Step Programs: Alcoholics Anonymous, Narcotics Anonymous, Medication-Assisted Recovery Anonymous • In The Rooms (web-based support meetings): https://www.intherooms.com • Faith-based recovery supports: ◦ Celebrate Recovery (based in Christian principles): https://celebraterecovery.com/ ◦ Millati Islami (based in Islamic principles): https://www.millatiislami.org/index.php/millati-islami-groups ◦ Our Jewish Recovery (based in Jewish principles): https://www.ourjewishrecovery.com/meetings ◦ Recovery Dharma (based in Buddhist principles): https://recoverydharma.org/ • National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI): https://www.nami.org/Find-Your-Local-NAMI/Affiliate/Programs?classkey=a1x36000003TN9TAAW • Phoenix Recovery: https://thephoenix.org/find-a-class/ • SMART Recovery: https://smartrecovery.org/meeting If you or someone you know is in crisis, call or text 988 (Suicide & Crisis Lifeline, US). SAMHSA National Helpline: 1-800-662-4357 (free, confidential, 24/7). 🎤 Connect with Erik: Instagram → https://www.instagram.com/erikgriffin/ Tickets → https://www.erikgriffin.com/schedule YouTube → https://www.youtube.com/@riffinwithgriffin Kick → https://kick.com/erikgriffingaming #RiffinWithGriffin #ErikGriffin #Addiction #Recovery #MentalHealth #Podcast