Relapse Prevention Therapy has fast become a popular addiction treatment approach, but is it all it’s cracked up to be? Relapse Prevention may actually create a self-fulfilling prophecy whereby people expect to relapse.
Critique Of Relapse Prevention Therapy Part 1: Fire Drills For Arsonists
October 27, 2011 By Leave a Comment
The Obligatory Amy Winehouse Post
August 3, 2011 By 1 Comment
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.
Surviving Straight Inc, a Controlling Approach To Addiction Treatment Brings Disastrous Consequences
June 22, 2011 By 55 Comments
Straight Inc is one horrific example of what a controlling approach to rehabilitation results in: physical and psychological abuse. A new documentary uses survivor stories to bring you into the world of Straight Inc. Explore the “control model” approach to addiction treatment. We contrast the effects of a control model approach and efforts at self-change through personal stories of a Straight Inc victim and his younger sister.
Poll: Were You Helped By Treatment….
April 28, 2011 By 1 Comment
This will of course be an informal and nonscientific poll, but it would be very interesting to learn the experience of the readers of this blog. I thought of this when I realized that even though I would never attribute my success in overcoming addiction to any of the treatment I received, I would nevertheless be counted as a treatment success by many otherwise methodologically sound studies. So I’d like to see some answers on whether rehab helped or hurt. Please Participate!
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