On the network you can often find a statement that cannibalism is akin to drugs. Having tried human meat once, cannibal allegedly cannot stop physically. We decided to check if such a statement has scientific evidence.
Various entertainment sites, for example, are written about instant addiction to human meat, for example Pikabu And Fishki.net. Also, this information can Meet V Collections facts pro cannibalism. Approvedthat eating human flesh releases A large amount of dopamine is a hormone of pleasure, and cannibal It becomes dependent on this sensation.
It should be noted right away: since in the statement we are talking exclusively about eating human flesh, and not about the fact of tracking the victim, murder and subsequent dismemberment, in the article under cannibalism and only the use of human meat will be understood as by people. Research Serial killers really Demonstratethat their brain and psyche function Otherwise, including enjoying suffering.
Most reports that cannibalism causes physical dependence do not indicate the source of information, however several of them It appears The name of the therapist from the Summit Malibu Treatment Center Center Karen Haylene. In the largest medical data database of the author’s works with the same name and surname to detect failed. But in the search engine for scientific publications Google Scholar Karen Haylene It appears. True, not as an author of the article. Her words are referred by Shelby Miller from the University of Cincinnati in the work of 2019 "Biopsychosocial model of cannibalism." In the article ApprovedAs if Helen in her practice found that cannibals "report a sense of strong euphoric pleasure, which affects the brain similarly to drug use." There is no information about what scientific research Haylen received this data in the article, but there is a link to the source of this statement - article 2012 at the Huffington Post journalist David Moye. The material also has a link to the place of work of Karen Helen - Higher treatment center in Malibu. Haylen is not indicated in the list of employees, but on her page in Linkedin Approvedthat she is currently working there.
The site’s website is quite interesting, the main activity of the Center is the treatment of addictions and mental illness. Judging by information in section “Medical services”, the center focuses on the treatment of alcoholism, as well as heroin, fentanil and opioid dependencies. Among the practiced methods, meditation, kundalini yoga and Reiki - False -scientific healing system by handing the hands.
No less interesting is the page of the center showing placement options.
“Admire the beach’s view from our backyard, which is equipped with a heated and luxurious jacuzzi pool. Our living room bathes in natural light and is decorated with Zen style decor for an ideal meditative environment. For residents who prefer solitude, each of our spacious numbers serves as an ideal place to relax. Our housekeeper has been on the spot from Monday to Friday to maintain our objects in the original state, guaranteeing that your room will remain your personal oasis throughout your stay, ” - reported In this section. Such a description and posted photographs of the institution do not impress that, working in this institution, Karen Haylen could face cannibals.
Search for Google on request Karen Hylen allows you to find it performance The program "American Hero Journal" (American Health), where she talks about the treatment of drug addiction, but does not say a word about cannibals. Also on the network there is her quotes About treatment dysmorphophobia (disorders, in which the patient is overly concerned about his appearance and can be dependent on plastic surgery), as well as retelling of the initial interview with Huffington Post, posted by the British tabloid Daily Mail And a kind of resource Christian Post. There is no other information that allows you to confirm the exploration of Helen in matters of cannibalism.
It was not possible to find any truly scientific publications on this subject. In the authoritative magazine Medical News Today, which also has a department of scientific fact, in the review material about cannibalism There is no mention Dependencies. Doesn't write About such a consequence of eating human flesh and Smithsonian magazine.
Moreover, several cases of forced cannibalism are known history. For example, in 1972 in the Andes He suffered The crash of the plane with 40 passengers and five crew members. Some of them died immediately, as a result of the crash, several more - on the following from the days from injuries. The surviving 72 days could not wait for help and resorted to cannibalism. All saved 16 people at this time ate human, but there is no information that then at least one of them experienced physical dependence on human meat. Cases of cannibalism at the time were also documented Holodomor, hunger in Kazakhstan, blockade Leningrad, the reign of red khmers in Cambodia. Cannibals were often executed without trial, but it can be assumed that some of those who tried humanity during these years survived. However, there is no data that later they suffered from addiction and somehow showed their inclinations.
Thus, the assertion that cannibalism is addictive and dependence is akin to a narcotic person belongs to a specific person - Dr. Karen Haylen. However, this statement did not sound in a scientific journal, but in a journalistic article and was not supported at least some facts. Dr. Haylen refers to his experience in the clinic for the treatment of addictions, while the official website of the clinic does not report that he is engaged in work with cannibals. Moreover, in this institution, alcoholic and narcotic dependence is treated, including pseudoscientific methods, which casts doubt on their competence. Neither scientific works, nor cases of real cannibalism confirm the fact that they have once developed human meat.
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