by Ryan Schwantes | Jan 16, 2018 | Q&A
You Asked, We Answered Addiction Questions What causes people to lose control of their liquor consumption or their drug intake level? In a word – mindset. In other words, their beliefs surrounding their use and how much they believe they have control. You see, no one...
by Ryan Schwantes | Jan 16, 2018 | Q&A
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...
by Ryan Schwantes | Jan 16, 2018 | Q&A
You Asked, We Answered Addiction Questions I cannot believe you say that loss of control over drugs and alcohol is a myth! You people are crazy. An alcoholic or drug addict is out of control. That’s just the way it is. Stop lying to people! We get this kind of...
by Ryan Schwantes | Jan 8, 2018 | Q&A
You Asked, We Answered Addiction Questions How can you say alcoholism is not genetic? Just look at the Irish or American Indians. Obviously this proves that alcoholism is a genetic disorder. In short, alcoholism and drug habits alike, are learned processes – they are...
by Ryan Schwantes | Jan 8, 2018 | Q&A
You Asked, We Answered Addiction Questions We get this a lot. The only goal that needs to be addressed is what level of use you truly prefer – continued heavy use, reduced use, or abstinence. Whether or not you set ancillary goals that address other portions of your...