The NAADAC, the association for addiction professionals, just wrapped up its first annual National Conference on Addiction Disorders (NCAD). The conference took place in Washington DC from Sept 8-11th, included 800 attendees, nearly one hundred exhibitors, and included a full schedule of seminars. So what’s the news to come out of this event? Nothing. I… Continue reading National Conference on Addiction Disorders
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.
Dramatic Increase in Substance Abuse Among Older Americans
I found this story about substance abuse in older americans today: Dramatic Increase in Substance Abuse Among Older Americans The article focuses on a new report being released by SAMHSA today, which shows that substance abuse among people aged 50 and older has more than doubled between 1992 and 2008. This is the key part… Continue reading Dramatic Increase in Substance Abuse Among Older Americans
Does Teen Drug Rehab Cure Addiction or Create It?
Time magazine actually published an insightful article on the plight of teens in rehab, back in July. They’re saying something I’ve been personally telling people for years: if you send your kid to rehab after catching him experimenting with drugs, you’ll turn him into a full fledged substance abuser. Here are some excerpts from the… Continue reading Does Teen Drug Rehab Cure Addiction or Create It?
Is Addiction A Choice? Harvard’s Gene Heyman Says Yes.
Harvard’s Gene Heyman presents his views on addiction in this quick video.
Everyone Has A Disorder!
The psychiatric world is full of absurdity, like this gem. Neuroskeptic reports on a recent British Journal of Psychiatry article in which a new and less stringent category of Personality Disorder, called Personality Difficulties, is recommended as an addition to DSM-V (Diagnostic & Statistical Manual vol 5, to be published by the American Psychological Association,… Continue reading Everyone Has A Disorder!
Different Methods Work For Different People. Or Do They?
A reader recently chastised me about denigrating the conventional recovery methods (see my response here), but they also went on to say: Different people find their solutions in different ways and it really doesn’t matter what rehab method they use, if it works for them then it is effective. I’ve heard this many times, and… Continue reading Different Methods Work For Different People. Or Do They?
Why Bash Other Programs and Methods?
The propaganda from conventional recovery methods negatively effects people with addiction, so it is essential to debunk these myths and lies.
Are Substance Abusers Selfish?
What is commonly referred to as selfishness in the recovery culture, is not relly in anyone’s self-interest, and the altruistic strategies prescribed as a solution are self-contradictory.
The Bonkers Institute On Addiction
The Bonkers Institute is a website that makes fun of junk science and intellectual absurdity. If you’re really nerdy about your disdain for the disease theory of addiction, check out this post: Addictive Properties of Shiitake Sesame Vinaigrette
Comedian Hannibal Buress Takes It One Day At A Time
I saw a performance by SNL writer Hannibal Buress tonight, and he had a funny bit about a famous AA slogan (to paraphrase): People get so cliche when they’re going through shit. They say ‘well I’m just taking things one day at a time right now’. Yeah, of course you are, that’s how time works.… Continue reading Comedian Hannibal Buress Takes It One Day At A Time