In the face of non-chemical addictions, drug addictions seem pretty normal.
Author: Steven Slate
Steven Slate has personally taught hundreds of people how to change their substance use habits through choice - while avoiding the harmful recovery culture and disease model of addiction.
Music, Addiction, And Imaginary Diseases
If we are to believe the argument that addiction is a disease, then we should also believe that the ability to play improvised jazz, conduct an orchestra, or freestyle rap is a disease. Indeed, if mere measurements of brain activity are sufficient proof of disease, then anything and everything we do is caused by disease – the term loses all relevance, and our society gets further and further away from real solutions to behavioral problems. Being an expert musician is not a diseased state – nor is being an expert drug user.
Review of a SMART Recovery Meeting
SMART is a great alternative to 12-step and conventional treatment programs for addiction, alcoholism, substance use, and substance abuse problems. Read my review of a recent meeting here.
FriendTheGirl Breaks It Down
A must read post at Stinkin-Thinkin about moderation, and the intolerance of the recovery culture.
New Broadway Show Paints A Scathing Picture Of AA
Chris Rock stars in a new play as a 13th stepping AA sponsor. It gets real.
Heyman Resolves The Contradictions In The Common Knowledge Of Addiction
Harvard professor Gene Heyman discusses the contradictions in addiction, voluntary and involuntary acts, goal directed behavior, global vs local choice, and more.
Top Ten Ways To Stay Addicted
Here’s a helpful list of ways to make sure you never solve your substance use problem.
Fake Success Rates: Retention and Completion
The addiction treatment industry doesn’t care about real success for it’s patients – they only care about keeping you in treatment for as long as possible. This is evidenced by the fact that they present retention rates rather than real success rates.
Peele: Addiction In The Real vs Clinical World
Stanton Peele discusses the reality of addiction vs the myths of the recovery culture.
Musings On The Choice Model
We look at what a Choice Model of Addiction implies, by use of an analogy.