Can “Alcoholics” & “Addicts” Drink Normally?

In this episode of The Addiction Solution Podcast, the co-authors of The Freedom Model for Addictions discuss if those labeled as “alcoholics” & “addicts” can drink normally or moderate. Join Mark Scheeren, Michelle Dunbar and Steven Slate...
Is heroin more addictive than other drugs? I lost my son to an overdose last year and I’m really trying to understand what happened and why. Please help – your site seems the only place that isn’t telling me he was a hopeless addict and this is new to me because everything I heard before and after his passing was that he was a hopeless addict.

Is heroin more addictive than other drugs? I lost my son to an overdose last year and I’m really trying to understand what happened and why. Please help – your site seems the only place that isn’t telling me he was a hopeless addict and this is new to me because everything I heard before and after his passing was that he was a hopeless addict.

You Asked, We Answered Addiction Questions First, we are sorry for your loss. The loss of a loved one is incredibly sad and difficult. On the other hand, we are impressed with your courage to ask questions to understand the issue more thoroughly and seek the truth. In...
Is heroin more addictive than other drugs? I lost my son to an overdose last year and I’m really trying to understand what happened and why. Please help – your site seems the only place that isn’t telling me he was a hopeless addict and this is new to me because everything I heard before and after his passing was that he was a hopeless addict.

Wow, I just came across this site and am appalled by the things you are saying! Addiction is a chronic illness, I cannot believe you say it isn’t. You people are crazy when you say it is not a chronic illness.

You Asked, We Answered Addiction Questions Wow, I just came across this site and am appalled by the things you are saying! Addiction is a chronic illness, I cannot believe you say it isn’t. You people are crazy when you say it is not a chronic illness. We see that you...
Is heroin more addictive than other drugs? I lost my son to an overdose last year and I’m really trying to understand what happened and why. Please help – your site seems the only place that isn’t telling me he was a hopeless addict and this is new to me because everything I heard before and after his passing was that he was a hopeless addict.

I was reading your website about the freedom model, and noticed that you talk a lot about getting over alcoholism and drug addiction for good. I think that’s great, but there are people out there that cannot recover from this disease. Obviously the homeless drunk is not able to free himself from the grips of booze. So try to be more careful how you portray “getting over” or “moving on” as you put it, from alcoholism and drug addiction.

You Asked, We Answered Addiction Questions I was reading your website about the freedom model, and noticed that you talk a lot about getting over alcoholism and drug addiction for good. I think that’s great, but there are people out there that cannot recover from this...

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