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This site is dedicated to presenting a different view of addiction: That it is all about choice, and that you can permanently change your substance use habits without fear of relapse or a lifetime spent in meetings and treatment.
Some of you might be wondering whether I know about all the scientific proof that addiction is a brain disease. I'm well aware of the scientific facts and their misinterpretation. Here's my critical analysis of the brain disease model of addiction.
This site is not presenting a model of "recovery" because addiction is not a disease from which one can recover. It is freely chosen behavior, which anyone can freely choose to abandon at any point. This is not recovery from a disease, it is a change like any other change in day to day living that people make in their lives.
I am dedicated to presenting information about addiction from a non-disease perspective, so that people can learn how to feel free and in control of their substance use, and be empowered to change it to whatever degree will make them happiest in their lives. "Addiction is a choice" - that is, you can choose whether to hold or dismiss every thought and belief that motivates you to use substances heavily - and thus you can choose whether to continue any pattern of substance use or not - at will.
Reading any particular article on this website will not force you to change. Hopefully though, you will find some information that helps you to believe that change is possible for you - that it is within reach. This is one key ingredient in changing the mindset that fuels "addiction."
You are an idiot trying to sell a program by Dunbar for $179.00 – What’s your cut? He does not even get the Marchman Act correct. It is a law that has nothing to do with what he says it does. Wow…what a moron.
Well, I don’t consider myself an idiot, and I think that’s a very subjective type of criticism to lodge, so I think we’ll have to agree to disagree on that one.
I get no cut or commission of any kind from any sales of the St Jude Program. I’d gladly disclose the information if I did.
What does she get wrong about the Marchman Act? She quotes a court clerk’s description of how someone can be involuntarily admitted for treatment under the Marchman Act – so I’m not sure how you think she’s misrepresenting the nature of the law. It seems that you are wrong in your assertion that it has “nothing to do” with what she says it does.
Are there some facts you have which back up your assertion, that you haven’t made me aware of yet? If so, please present them. Until then, it’s kind of foolish to go calling her a moron.
I can only guess that Tim is an interventionist and/or a treatment provider who financially benefits from horrendous laws like the Marchman Act. And based on his short, caustic, ignorant response, it seems my blog may have exceeded his cognitive ability. Not only do I quote the explanation of the Marchman Act from a Florida Town Court website, but I additionally offer free help for those in need (i.e. reading my blogs or calling me directly toll free) as well as a thorough and comprehensive program that was not written by me, but that I am endorsing as an inexpensive alternative to a costly intervention (average cost $5,000) that will do much more harm than good.