When Charlie Sheen said that AA was a cult, he was right. Two and a Half Men creator Chuck Lorre has cancelled production of the show because Charlie denounced AA, and it’s teachings. Why would he do this when he’s continued production in the past when Charlie went through rougher incidents? Because Charlie was in AA back then – but now that he’s left the cult, he needs to be punished.
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Dr Drew Has Two and a Half Brain Cells
Dr Drew shows us the true attitude of addiction counselors in his latest comments on Charlie Sheen.
Choice and Will Power
Will-Power is often confused as being the key element in a choice based model of addiction. One needn’t deny their will in order to solve a substance use problem. Just because addiction is not a disease, that doesn’t mean that one must live with constant “cravings” or desires to use drugs and alcohol. Learn more about a choice based model of addiction here.
A Third of Scottish Addicts Who Die of Overdose Have NOT Received Treatment – That Leaves Two Thirds Who Were Treated and Still Overdosed
Here is a story whose interpretation defies all common sense, and serves as a perfect example of public attitudes about addiction and treatment, and how brainwashed we are by the recovery culture.
Musings On The NESARC Study, Authority, And The St Jude Retreat House
See those pretty people in lab coats? That should give you cause to believe me when I say that 75% of people end their addictions on their own without treatment. Learn why this fact is so important. Also, learn more about how this knowledge applied to my work helping people with substance use problems at the St Jude Retreat House.
Homeless Drug Addict Changes Her Life With Positive Attitude – Rejects Life Of “Recovery”
Brenda Combs was a homeless drug addict for 10 years – now she works, raises a child, teaches, runs a charity, and is on her way to another graduate degree. Her success in changing can all be summed up with her attitude.
No Such Thing As A Former Heroin Addict?
Dr Drew says there is no such thing as a former heroin addict, I call nonsense.
The Never-Ending Stigma Battle
The public has embraced the disease model of addiction, but stigma hasn’t changed much. The disease model itself may be to blame for the current levels of stigma towards addicts.
Food Addiction = Drug Addiction, and Vice Versa
Overeating is like drug addiction, and drug addiction is like overeating. That’s the message in a recent story from NPR where they quote a Yale scientist who says
“The motivation to take cocaine in the case of a drug addict is probably engaging similar circuits that the motivation to eat is in a hungry person.” Well, why would you think the two behaviors were that different in the first place?
The Marchman Act – Coerced Treatment
Is it good to force people into treatment? There are laws in some states which allow you to do so.