The death of the individual spirit that happens in “recovery” is truly the death of choice. This post is the first in a series that will examine the importance of true individuality in making a lasting change of a substance abuse habit.
Author: Steven Slate
Jack Armstrong – Eagle Surrounded by Turkeys
We’re all capable of making better choices, but it’s hard to do that when a drug court is using coercion to brainwash you into powerlessness.
Attitude Is Everything – Recovering vs Recovered
Believing in lifelong recovery is setting yourself up for failure. Some people believe you can become permanently recovered from addiction.
Charlie Sheen In Rehab Again? That’s The Definition of Insanity.
Charlie Sheen is probably going to rehab again, but this is an insane idea according to the recovery culture’s own definition of insanity.
That’s Impossible! – Jason Donovan
Can an addict smoothly move from overdosing to moderate use to abstinence, and do it all through personal value based decisions? Yes! Australian celebrity Jason Donovan serves as an example.
Beyond One Day At A Time
There are a few fundamental problems with the thought process of a person who abuses substances, but today, we’ll just be tackling the pattern of short term thinking which is so often at the base of these problems – and how the most common piece of advice doled out in 12-step groups reinforces this negative… Continue reading Beyond One Day At A Time
The Marchman Act – Coerced Treatment
Is it good to force people into treatment? There are laws in some states which allow you to do so.
Selling Sobriety
No one wants to get sober just for the heck of it, they want a better life. Sell them that, and they will change.
I lost ten years of my life as a middle class NHS sponsored drug addict
The Mail Online has a great piece by a writer for whom a mild phase of a depression became a 10 year long addiction with prescription medication. Unfortunately, this story isn’t uncommon.
Patches Kennedy’s Addiction Propaganda Efforts
Patches Kennedy has been “addicted” forever, he went back to rehab again in 2009, and now he’s writing a book to destigmatize addiction, which he calls a “neurological ailment”. This can only be helpful if we understand how absurd it is.