by Ryan Schwantes | Nov 7, 2017 | Q&A
You Asked, We Answered Addiction Questions Why do I keep drinking when I might lose everything I have if I continue? While you might have many personal reasons for your drinking, we have been listening to people’s desperate pleas about this confusion for nearly 3...
by Ryan Schwantes | Nov 7, 2017 | Q&A
You Asked, We Answered Addiction Questions How do I quit using heroin and methamphetamine? Chapter 14 of The Freedom Model for Addictions talks about this in a way that people find quite helpful. However, because we do not have the space to place all 400+ pages of...
by Ryan Schwantes | Nov 7, 2017 | Q&A
You Asked, We Answered Addiction Questions I don’t believe in the disease theory. It makes no sense. But that doesn’t mean I don’t need recovery. I need the tools to stay sober. But on your site you talk about the recovery trap. What gives? Yes, over the past 3...
by Ryan Schwantes | Nov 7, 2017 | Q&A
You Asked, We Answered Addiction Questions If the addiction disease concept is correct, then I really do not have free will, right? You bring up a fundamental flaw in the disease concept that seems to get easily ignored by those in the recovery society who promote the...
by Ryan Schwantes | Nov 7, 2017 | Q&A
You Asked, We Answered Addiction Questions Does a brain get hijacked by being an addict or alcoholic? In a word…NO. Brains change constantly. Any learned behavior or habit will change a brain. This is fact. But a brain that has adapted to drug or alcohol use does not...
