by Ryan A. Schwantes | Jan 3, 2018 | Q&A
You Asked, We Answered Addiction Questions I know if I look at my drinking and the costs of it, I’ve got a good chance of quitting. But every time I do that, I drink more! Is there a better way to do this? In a word, yes. To see quitting from a cost perspective only...
by Ryan A. Schwantes | Jan 3, 2018 | Q&A
You Asked, We Answered Addiction Questions If heroin is the most pleasurable drug, how is my son going to ever be able to stop using it? The Freedom Model spends many pages helping you understand that drugs, even heroin, do not contain addictiveness. This idea is a...
by Ryan A. Schwantes | Nov 24, 2017 | Q&A
You Asked, We Answered Addiction Questions I heard the Freedom Model is taught at The Freedom Model Retreats. I have a quick question – what happens after they go home from the retreats? Won’t they crave more once they are out of the retreat bubble? That is entirely...
by Ryan A. Schwantes | Nov 24, 2017 | Q&A
You Asked, We Answered Addiction Questions How can you say that addiction is a “construct” when we know that dopamine is affected in the brain? Doesn’t the changes in dopamine and serotonin cause people to keep chasing the high? Dopamine and serotonin levels are...
by Ryan A. Schwantes | Nov 24, 2017 | Q&A
You Asked, We Answered Addiction Questions The drugs we have today are so much more addictive than they were 20 years ago when we grew up. I think your book avoids this reality, and is irresponsible because of it. Please stop saying people can easily get over an...
