The big core principle in The Freedom Model for Addictions is the idea that you can base your choice to quit/moderate your substance use around the conscious belief that quitting or moderating is the happier option than your current style of heavy use. I bolded the ier at the end of happier in the previous… Continue reading In The Freedom Model, happiness is the central motivator of change, but you don’t need to be happy to solve your substance use problem.
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Review of Thomas S Szasz: The Man and His Ideas
A few years back I read Thomas Szasz’s Ceremonial Chemistry and The Myth of Mental Illness, and found them both to be brilliant and enlightening books. Yet he’s dealing in nuanced issues, and sometimes it’s easy to miss the point. When there’s an army of people threatened by his discussions of these nuances, they want you… Continue reading Review of Thomas S Szasz: The Man and His Ideas
The myth that alcohol relieves stress
Wanna deal with your “self-medication” based addiction? Try this: recognize the fact that your substance use isn’t medicating anything, that is, that you are taking the wrong medicine. Once you know this, you can stop it. Let’s tackle the issue of stress, a ubiquitous experience that is widely believed to be relieved by alcohol. This… Continue reading The myth that alcohol relieves stress
Vietnam Heroin Researcher May Have Disagreed With Johann Hari’s Take On The Causes of Addiction
Journalist Johann Hari is peddling a new book on addiction, promising a fresh new take – and yet it may not be all that fresh – and it may not follow from the evidence he cites. Hari is smacking down the disease model of addiction, specifically the one that depends on pharmacology. And for making this… Continue reading Vietnam Heroin Researcher May Have Disagreed With Johann Hari’s Take On The Causes of Addiction
How to Stop Self-Medicating with Drugs and Alcohol
Learn how to stop self-medicating with drugs and alcohol.