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.

A Libertarian View On Drugs and Addiction

There’s a great article discussing everything from the drug war & legalization to the brain disease model of addiction on the Mises Institute site.  Here’s an excerpt, check it out: When people take drugs, their brain functioning changes. When they have sex, cuddle their toddler, or eat chocolate, similar changes occur in the same brain… Continue reading A Libertarian View On Drugs and Addiction

A New Hero for Addicts: Wendy Williams

A few years ago I was talking to a friend about my views on addiction, and won him over to my side.  Eventually, he told me about an experience he once had reading a book by the popular talk show host Wendy Williams.  In the book, she talks about how she was abusing cocaine, and… Continue reading A New Hero for Addicts: Wendy Williams

Tax dollars thrown away on pointless animal experiments

I don’t often find myself siding with PETA, but they bring up an important point: “it is especially egregious that experimenters are trying to use animals to model addiction, which is in large part caused by social, psychological and even economic factors. Studies on animals can’t resolve these issues.” Read more here: Tax dollars thrown… Continue reading Tax dollars thrown away on pointless animal experiments

Addiction: A Disorder of Choice

There’s a great interview with Gene Heyman, the author of Addiction: A Disorder of Choice available on NPR follow this link to listen to it, and learn about Heyman’s extremely important work: http://www.onpointradio.org/2009/08/is-addiction-a-matter-of-choice Another guest on the show, Hazelden’s Marvin Seppala, went on and on about research done on rats, a practice which I found… Continue reading Addiction: A Disorder of Choice

Critique of Drugs, Brains, and Behavior or, How The NIDA Is Wasting Our Time And Money to Spread Harmful Lies

A reader who disagrees with my views recently posted a link and told me it was “required reading”.  The link goes to a page titled “Drugs and the Brain” from the NIDA pamphlet (National Institute on Drug Abuse & Addiction) titled “Drugs, Brains, and Behavior – The Science of Addiction”.  What follows is my critique… Continue reading Critique of Drugs, Brains, and Behavior or, How The NIDA Is Wasting Our Time And Money to Spread Harmful Lies

Bogus Drug Scares

Gawker has a good story on the latest overblown drug scares including i-dosing, flashblooding, and Jenkem.  Check it out here: How Bogus Drug Scares Get Started.

The Crack Myth Continues Via EASTENDERS

The popular british soap “Eastenders” now has a crack addiction storyline which was inspired by the real life experiences of the actor playing the addict.  Obviously, crack use is dangerous, and I don’t condone it, but I also can’t stand by idly while misinformation is spread about it.  The actor, Paul White, is publicly speaking… Continue reading The Crack Myth Continues Via EASTENDERS

PARENTS – You’re Not Training Animals!

How should you feel about yourself if your child develops an “addiction?”  Should you be ashamed that you did a poor job as a parent?  Someone recently asked philosopher Leonard Peikoff a similar question, to which he brilliantly replied “you’re not training an animal.” What he meant by this statement is very simple and straightforward… Continue reading PARENTS – You’re Not Training Animals!