how this ceo is using artificial intelligence to treat addiction - whiteboard wall

Samantha Walravens drug overdose is now the leading cause of death for Americans under 50, and less than 10% of the 24 million Americans who need help with drugs get the drug
Sam Frons will know.
Frons himself is also a recovering addict, setting up Addicaid in 2013 to help those with substance abuse problems and process barriers (
Such as: food, gambling, Internet, pornography, sexual addiction, etc)
Beat their addiction.
Using the combination of machine learning, adaptive artificial intelligence, and clinical research, Addicaid predicts when a person is likely to fall into addictive behavior and provides a personalized treatment option for that person.
For example, if the user is at the trigger location (e. g. Bar or club)
, The app will intervene immediately by providing hotline information and presenting coping tools that help prevent recurrence.
Here we talk to Frons about the inspiration for Addicaid, the challenges she faces as an entrepreneur, and her advice to other people who have a dream to start a business.
What makes you addicted?
Sam Frons: the relationship between loneliness and repetition that drives me to take drugs, liabilities, and dysfunction misses the bipolar diagnosis.
In the end, my parents lied to me. day rehab.
The aftercare project is a "living sofa" that emphasizes four things"-
Attend the meeting, get sponsors, make new friends and complete the steps.
Even if addicted
It's hard to find good support groups in New York.
I met my sponsor at an AA conference I stumbled ---
In front of the entrance to the basement of the church, the crowd under the smoke cloud is a dead gift.
One night my sponsor crashed, went out, got drunk and cut her hand.
No one heard from her again.
I want to make friends with AA but it's in vain.
AA believes that the only way to stay awake is to yield to higher powers.
I believe in scientific evidence.
My second hospital stay after recurrence
I found a therapist and went on taking the medicine and did a good job
Adjusted friends
I envision an app for a wide variety of addicts and co-dependents.
The first iteration is the hackathon.
Win conference discoverer with online community and CBT-based (
Cognitive behavior therapy
Content on the side.
Once the treatment center gets an addictive message from their customers, they start sending requests.
It's too early, but Addicaid has been recognized as one of the "most valuable players" in the field of behavioral medical analysis.
Now, we are thinking ahead of time with new strategies to further curb addiction, help clinicians, and make drug prescriptions more predictive.
What are the biggest challenges you face as an entrepreneur?
SF: communication.
Over time, I learned how to get others to talk, listen and hone the most important information.
After a lot of frustrating interactions, I felt like I was speaking my own language, I started training myself, replacing the relentless bashing with thoughtful communication, and in the form of questions
The biggest success so far?
SF: communication.
At the inflection point, I can work effectively with experts in areas outside my cab to achieve the addictive vision the world needs.
Just as you can't stay awake in solitude or karate without an opponent, you can't grow into a complex company without a talented team.
Big companies, healthcare providers and self
Destructive Decisions
Manufacturers around the world are reaching out because they recognize addiction as a promising solution to countless problems.
Based on our pilot results, statistical analysis and recognition, it seems that people are very interested in the products we have launched so far.
What advice do you have for aspiring entrepreneurs?
SF: for those who have detailed preliminary ideas on what to pursue: plan it with your hand.
I use a marble notebook and a whiteboard wall.
Use whatever you want. -
IPad, Moleskine, oversized paper or reel.
Make it work.
Show it on the hackathon.
Submit the competition.
Put yourself in a situation where you meet people with potential for cooperation.
Make a master document about your vision.
Explore all the different routes beyond these milestones.
Constantly updated.
This file is the center of your written application and the due diligence you will be subject.
For those who are still pursuing what to do: find out the overlap between what you love, what you are good at and what the world needs.
You can go back from there.
The other option is to create what you want to be, trustworthy and expertise is damn! However far-
Technology will catch up with this idea (2 -
5 years is a good course).
Put your life on this.
Like they said: If you don't spend money, it's life. . . uh. . . finds a way.
Double-applicable advice: enhance your knowledge in the field and enrich your personal and professional social circle.
Identify and talk to promising people.
When you're doing it, get rid of any toxic relationships and unnecessary losers in your life.
Enjoy the fun of the game.
If you want to find a suitable place, there are enough markets to visit. point idea.
There is no innovation in vacuum.
Most of the time, even if you are paranoid about someone "stealing your thoughts", opening up will overcome secrets.
Who is your role model?
SF: Bucky Fuller, Haidi Lamar, Amelia Earhart and Ray kurwell.
Shout sincerely to my parents Marc & Merry.
My dad successfully combined his passion for writing, technology and home improvement (
I inherited it all. .
My mom's resume includes fashion photography, small business ownership, LCSW and later-in-life addiction-
PhD in the center and 20 years of recovery.
If you could go back to the past, what advice would you give yourself in your teens?
I give myself three suggestions: 1)
Self-prompt: write more poetry/prose/Code; 2)
Social tips: ask others about their plight and wishes; 3)
Stock Tip: Amazon.
Flat shoes, high heels or kicks?
SF: convertible apartmentsheel kicks.
What do you do when you don't work?
SF: watch the Golden Age TV and optimistic sci in their early 90 s-
Fi series, make Spotify playlists, connect with willing Airbnb guests, play bar Sports, explore areas of interest, art, get along with friends in fresh air and Sports (
I like running and reflex training). I am a hoarder-turned-
Collector of various objects (
All kinds of objects happen to be a great book of my own)
I like to constantly develop my living space and keep it working, happy and rational.
When it's time to run to the office, I fantasize about what's waiting for me in my 2020 s. Best work-life hack?
SF: wake up refreshed, relaxed and in a good mood.
It is not good to be tired and painful.
I do this by enjoying the moment before I enter the fast eye movement, as an opportunity to set my intentions for the next day and delegate the initial stages of making difficult decisions to my unconscious
At the end of the day, do what you need to do to start your morning with a clear agenda and aim to reduce the choices you have to make.
Decision-Making fatigue can be a real personal/professional performance killer.
Do what you can to automate your life and make more time for things that can't be automated yet.
Samantha walvens is
The author of the rise of geek girls: shaking technology in sisterhood, editor of The New York Times --
The acclaimed anthology tear: a true story about children, careers, and modern mother conflicts.
She writes for Forbes, Huffington Post and Disney Online.