The Twisted Arm Error is a phenomenon whereby failure in coerced attempts at addiction treatment confirm the notion that addiction is an incurable disease which requires ongoing cycles of treatment and a lifelong effort at “recovery.” This causes hopelessness for the plight of people with substance use problems and their loved ones.
Month: August 2011
The Clinician’s Illusion In Addiction and Recovery
A type of bias error called The Clinician’s Illusion has distorted all common knowledge about addiction and recovery. Learn a bit about The Clinician’s Illusion here.
Majoring In Dependence, With A Minor In Powerlessness
The Wall Street Journal documents the troubling phenomenon of recovery campuses. This trend will effectively hobble our children, and ensure that they struggle unnecessarily with drug and alcohol addiction.
Free Crackpipes! Harm Reduction Goes Into Left-field
Canadian harm reduction agencies responsible for safe injection sites and needle exchange programs are now proposing to give away free crack pipes and provide safe inhalation sites. But is this strategy actually effective at reducing the harm they claim to target?
The Obligatory Amy Winehouse Post
Much ado has been made about Amy Winhouse’s tragic death – in no small part because it’s suspected that it was a drug related death, and of course her biggest hit song was titled “Rehab” and is perceived as expressing an anti-change / anti-sobriety message. I see it differently. I think “Rehab” was an anti-coercion anthem.