SPOILER ALERT: whether you have or have not seen Inception, this blog post may spoil both the movie and your excuses for mediocrity. Inception is a wonderful movie, and beyond the layers of beautiful surreality with which it’s told lays a theme I found quite poignant, and it can be summed up with this quote:… Continue reading Inception and Addiction
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!
Andy Dick & Chris Farley on AA
Andy Dick gave a bizarre interview on The Joy Behar show recently. The topic was addiction and advice for Lindsay Lohan. The most interesting moment for me is at the end where Dick talks about his Alcoholics Anonymous sponsor…
Excruciatingly Normal News from Know-Nothing Numbskulls
If you’d like to know why people are so misinformed, you need look no further than your local news. Noah Bond of ABC4 in Salt Lake City recently reported on a new heroin epidemic: A strong batch of heroin is killing addicts in Salt Lake County. At least four people are dead and two others… Continue reading Excruciatingly Normal News from Know-Nothing Numbskulls
Promoting Self Change, Through Awareness
Research suggests that an initial positive encouraging message may be all you need to change your substance use habits. In fact, the stuff that comes later – the actual program of recovery and follow up material may not matter at all. This is according to a study done by groundbreaking researchers, Mark and Linda Sobell.… Continue reading Promoting Self Change, Through Awareness
State Proudly Wastes $200,000,000 A Year
Pennsylvania’s Bureau of Drug and Alcohol Programs (BDAP) will now be represented by a cabinet level secretary – which is a promotion of sorts, it means that a bureau becomes a department, or something like that. Anyways, some politician with a heroin addict son fought for this for 6 six years, so it’s a big… Continue reading State Proudly Wastes $200,000,000 A Year
Yes, Your Dad Chose To Be A Jerk.
Who would choose addiction? No one would. People don’t make bad choices. They always act completely rationally. If you believe this, then you probably believe the disease theory – which rests on the premise that if a behavior is self-destructive, then it must be involuntary. Gene Heyman astutely identifies this premise in his groundbreaking book… Continue reading Yes, Your Dad Chose To Be A Jerk.
Huffpo Talks Sense on Email Addiction
The addiction term gets thrown around quite a bit, and what I’m starting to notice as I cull through google results, is that when people are talking about the non-substance-related addictions, they usually speak quite rationally. I think we can learn more helpful, genuinely useful ideas to apply to the problems of drug & alcohol… Continue reading Huffpo Talks Sense on Email Addiction