Hard to imagine where we would be today had the blinders-on policy of the Reagan administration actually been something based on science, research, and statistics. Just say ‘no’ was a failure of epic proportions. Like all those who died of AIDS under the Reagan watch, thousands lost their battle with addiction either through death or […]
disease model
Pleasure Unwoven: a must see DVD
SCIENCE and 12-Step NEED NOT BE MUTUALLY EXCLUSIVE. There. I said it. I often end up separated from the pack, “the pack” being any group of people who share a recovery experience, or in this case a program, who readily throw out the, “hey, whatever works for you, man,” quip when someone suggests alternatives to […]
Addiction is not a disease
A neuroscientist argues that it’s time to change our minds on the roots of substance abuse A psychologist and former addict insists that the illness model for addiction is wrong, and dangerously so……