“Stop the heroin epidemic, it’s taking over our town!” We hear this constantly, but is heroin truly capable of taking over towns, enslaving people, and killing them? Heroin doesn’t do this.
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.
The Business of Recovery… and Abandoned Storylines
I had the opportunity to see a screening of The Business of Recovery in NYC last month. Here is my extremely brief review and recommendation, followed by a lengthier criticism. The Business Of Recovery was a high quality production. It covered several topics in ways that we don’t normally see in most mainstream reports about the treatment… Continue reading The Business of Recovery… and Abandoned Storylines
The Disease Propaganda Never Stops. Or, yes it is being screamed from the rooftops.
Commenters to this site claim the disease debate doesn’t matter, and some even say that no one is pushing the disease model of addiction. The most basic review of the news shows that the push for the disease model of addiction is still going strong. It obviously matters to someone.
Hate me all you want, but please read this piece by Dr Carl Hart
Carl Hart Phd is a neuroscientist, drug researcher, and Columbia University professor with 25 years of research under his belt. He wrote a book a few years ago that was fantastic. He discusses some of his research in it. He doesn’t really get into discussing treatment or support groups. He seems most concerned with spreading truth about the effects of drugs. He wants to undo the misinformation.
Successful Moderate Drinking / Substance Use – Who can Moderate, When, and How?
Can I moderate my drinking or drug use? When should I try moderation? How do I moderate my drug and alcohol use? Because of the confusion and misinformation about substance use and addiction in our culture, these are tough questions for which quick answers won’t do. Let’s unpack a few things, and then we can get to… Continue reading Successful Moderate Drinking / Substance Use – Who can Moderate, When, and How?
Nora Volkow (NIDA) uses Scare Quotes when referring to Free Will
Nora Volkow undermines her own disease theory of addiction by demonstrating her lack of belief in free will. She does this by scare-quoting several free will terms in her writing.
5 Year Anniversary of The Clean Slate Blog
Today is the fifth anniversary of this website, so here’s an entirely self-indulgent post about my journey here. First, I had problems with substance use. The problems were that: My girlfriend, relatives, and parents didn’t like that I used drugs. I spent so much money on drugs that I didn’t have any left to spend on… Continue reading 5 Year Anniversary of The Clean Slate Blog
The Truth is sooooooo Tasteless – The case of Gabrielle Glaser and the dueling Cochrane Reviews
Gabrielle Glaser released a big story in The Atlantic this week dissecting AA, and obviously, dissing it as well. The article was well researched and presented a lot of hard facts. As usual, this was portrayed as insensitive and malicious by the recovery culture. How dare you attack a program “that has helped millions” (it hasn’t… Continue reading The Truth is sooooooo Tasteless – The case of Gabrielle Glaser and the dueling Cochrane Reviews
Scared Straight: Why The Truth About Addiction Is Such A Threat To Mainstream “Recovering Addicts”
The truth about addiction – that it is not a disease, and that every substance user is in full control of their drug and alcohol use – is treated as a mortal threat by “recovering addicts and alcoholics.” But why? Because they rely on fear of the addiction boogie monster – and the truth will take their fear away.
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