by Ryan Schwantes | Nov 6, 2017 | Q&A
You Asked, We Answered Addiction Questions I hate getting high. I really do. I don’t know why I do this. I don’t even like it anymore. Why do I keep doing this to myself? Am I one of those hopeless types? No, you’re not hopeless – rather, you are confused. You get...
by Ryan Schwantes | Nov 6, 2017 | Q&A
You Asked, We Answered Addiction Questions Whenever I get stressed out, I smoke crack. Is this a common problem you’ve seen? Does stress cause people to smoke crack? Again, like some of the other answers to questions like yours, the word “cause” is a problem here. No...
by Ryan Schwantes | Nov 1, 2017 | Q&A
You Asked, We Answered Addiction Questions Does mental illness cause addiction? The answer can be found in Chapter 6 of The Freedom Model for Addictions: “The recovery ideology of “underlying causes” has these people completely confused. According to the Surgeon...
by Ryan Schwantes | Nov 1, 2017 | Q&A
You Asked, We Answered Addiction Questions I had a traumatic youth. It was extremely stressful and chaotic, and drugs became my answer. Today, I still find myself getting high as I try to deal with my traumatic past and lost relationships and my guilt. How do I deal...
by Ryan Schwantes | Nov 1, 2017 | Q&A
You Asked, We Answered Addiction Questions I have depression. I was diagnosed when I was young, and I now have a severe drinking problem. I can’t figure out if depression causes alcoholism, or if my alcoholism causes my depression. Which is it? You are asking a...
