by Ryan A. Schwantes | Nov 8, 2017 | Q&A
You Asked, We Answered Addiction Questions I’ve been looking through your site and I do not see any mention of character defects being the cause of addiction or alcoholism. Do you guys not know that this is a fundamental cause of these problems? I am assuming you are...
by Ryan A. Schwantes | Nov 8, 2017 | Q&A
You Asked, We Answered Addiction Questions I have been going to AA for nearly 8 years, and I just relapsed again. I’ve tried sober coaches, the 12 Steps, sober living, 3 rehabs. It’s just ridiculous. I’m at the end. What do people like me do? You are not alone. You...
by Ryan A. 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 A. 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 A. 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...
