Category: Addiction Prevention

Intervention for Addiction Is Harmful – There Is a Better Way

by The Freedom Model for Addictions | Mar 22, 2021 | Addiction Help, Addiction Prevention, Addiction Recovery, Addiction Solutions, Addictions, Articles, Non 12 Step Programs, Relapse Prevention, Research, Uncategorized

There are not many things in life more difficult or troubling than dealing with a loved one that is struggling with an addiction. Whether your loved one is 16, 36 or 60, watching them self-destruct before your very eyes can make you feel helpless and hopeless. You may...

Why Recovery Prevents True Freedom From Addiction

by The Freedom Model for Addictions | Mar 12, 2021 | Addiction Help, Addiction Prevention, Addiction Recovery, Addiction Solutions, Addictions, Articles, Non 12 Step Programs, Relapse Prevention, Research, Uncategorized

When people mention the word “recovery” from addiction, they have a certain image in their mind of an addict or alcoholic who has decided to quit their habit, has accepted their “disease”, and usually, they’ve attended some form of treatment for their affliction. In...

An Alliance to Help Those Desperately in Need

by The Freedom Model for Addictions | Mar 9, 2021 | Addiction Help, Addiction Prevention, Addiction Recovery, Addiction Solutions, Addictions, Articles, Non 12 Step Programs, Relapse Prevention, Research, Uncategorized

An Alliance between The Freedom Model for Addictions and The Hotze Health & Wellness Center I met Dr. Steven Hotze in the summer of 2019. He flew up here to Upstate New York from Houston, Texas to visit our residential retreat, The St. Jude Retreat. We help...

Staying Abstinent After Leaving Recovery

by The Freedom Model for Addictions | Feb 18, 2021 | Addiction Help, Addiction Philosophy, Addiction Prevention, Addiction Recovery, Addiction Solutions, Alcohol Rehab, Alcohol Treatment, Alcoholism, Audio/Video, Fallacies, Family and Addiction, Holistic Recovery, Non 12 Step Programs, Podcast, Self-Help

The Addiction Solution Podcast Staying Abstinent After Leaving Recovery Many people who first learn about The Freedom Model think it’s a program with a goal of achieving moderate substance use, but that’s not exactly right. The goal of the Freedom Model...

Wanting to Want to Stop

by The Freedom Model for Addictions | Feb 3, 2021 | Addiction Help, Addiction Philosophy, Addiction Prevention, Addiction Recovery, Addiction Solutions, Alcohol Rehab, Alcohol Treatment, Alcoholism, Audio/Video, Fallacies, Family and Addiction, Holistic Recovery, Non 12 Step Programs, Podcast, Self-Help

The Addiction Solution Podcast Wanting to Want to Stop Many heavy substance users get to the point where they “want to want to stop”. This means they are still using heavily and still see value in intoxication, but the costs are getting higher and higher and...

The Greatest Lie Told in Recovery

by The Freedom Model for Addictions | Jan 20, 2021 | Addiction Help, Addiction Philosophy, Addiction Prevention, Addiction Recovery, Addiction Solutions, Alcohol Rehab, Alcohol Treatment, Alcoholism, Audio/Video, Fallacies, Family and Addiction, Holistic Recovery, Non 12 Step Programs, Podcast, Self-Help

The Addiction Solution Podcast The Greatest Lie Told in Recovery There are so many lies told by well-meaning addiction treatment providers and recovery advocates, but there is one that stands out as being the most damaging. Freedom Model co-creators Michelle Dunbar...