Does Anyone Need Addiction Treatment?

The Addiction Solution Podcast  Does Anyone Need Addiction Treatment? If you tell someone you think you might have a problem with alcohol or drugs, most people will tell you to get yourself into rehab. There is a belief in our culture that addiction is a disease and...

Breaking Out of a Rut Is Easier Than You Think

The Addiction Solution Podcast  Breaking Out of a Rut Is Easier Than You Think Are you in a comfortable rut? Do you have a habit that you liked at one time but is no longer satisfying? Do you feel stuck? Know that everyone does from time to time. You can break out of...
Social and Environmental Factors DO NOT Cause Addiction

Social and Environmental Factors DO NOT Cause Addiction

In The Freedom Model for Addictions, Escape the Treatment and Recovery Trap, we discuss the erroneous, but common idea, that environmental and social factors cause addiction. The fact that both your environment (lifestyle, home, and career, etc.) and your social life...
Here are 5 Benefits of Spending Some Time Abstinent

Here are 5 Benefits of Spending Some Time Abstinent

In addiction recovery, you have two options: heavy, uncontrolled substance use that leads to jails, institutions, and death, or complete abstinence from all substances whether you like it or not. And in treatment/recovery the primary motivator for abstinence is...

Making a Change Doesn’t Have to be Overwhelming

The Addiction Solution Podcast  Making a Change Doesn’t Have to be Overwhelming While it may seem overwhelming to rebuild your life in addition to solving addiction, it doesn’t have to be. In this episode of The Addiction Solution Podcast, Freedom Model...
It’s Time to Rethink Addiction

It’s Time to Rethink Addiction

What do you do when you make a mistake? Do you ruminate on it for hours, days, or even weeks? Do you beat yourself up about it, feeling as if you must be a terrible, broken person to have done such a thing? Or do you fix it, if possible, and move on from it a bit...

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