A new study finds that 10% of americans “used to have a problem with drugs or alcohol, but no longer do.” But somehow, this finding gets distorted to support the recovery culture. See how OASAS and Drugfree.org pull the scam and twist the data.
“In Recovery” or “Problem Free”? OASAS Distorts The Data With Manipulative Language
April 3, 2012 By 1 Comment
Is Twelve Step Facilitation Really An Evidence Based Treatment?
February 28, 2012 By 1 Comment
If Twelve Step Facilitation is an “Evidence Based Treatment”, then such terminology is meaningless. The studies used by SAMHSA to classify TSF as EBT have also shown that the method is no more effective than “no-treatment.”
What Impulse? Dissenting Opinions On The Latest “Smoking Gun” In The Disease Debate
February 10, 2012 By Leave a Comment
The latest addiction research is focused on the wrong thing – impulse control – the art of changing an addiction is not a process resisting impulses, it’s a process of doing away with such impulses.
Alcoholics Anonymous Leads to Increased Binge Drinking – Brandsma Study
January 28, 2012 By 36 Comments
A study showed that alcoholic men who went to Alcoholics Anonymous became 9 times more likely to subsequently “binge drink” than those who used a cognitive behavioral approach. What’s more, they were also 5 times more likely to binge than a control group who received no help with drinking. The take-home message here is: you’re [...]
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