Category: Articles

The Undeniable Numbers of Addiction Recovery

by The Freedom Model for Addictions | Oct 28, 2022 | Addiction Help, Articles, Deprogramming, Non 12 Step Programs, Reviews, Uncategorized

The Undeniable Numbers of Addiction Recovery **Written by Freedom Model Online Coach, Matthew Sparks** In this post, we will be going over both some of the most important large studies tracking problematic drug users, as well as academic papers discussing their...

The Time That AA Stole From You

by The Freedom Model for Addictions | Oct 21, 2022 | Addiction Help, Articles, Deprogramming, Non 12 Step Programs, Reviews, Uncategorized

The Time That AA Stole From You **Written by Freedom Model Online Coach, Matthew Sparks** Time is the most precious resource. It is the only thing that you can never get back. Often, when people discover The Freedom Model and learn that everything taught to them in...

Forcing People Into Rehab Doesn’t Work

by The Freedom Model for Addictions | Oct 13, 2022 | Addiction Help, Articles, Deprogramming, Non 12 Step Programs, Reviews, Uncategorized

Forcing People Into Rehab Doesn’t Work Within the US, virtually every inpatient rehab, outpatient clinic, or other form of often compulsory treatment for drug use is based on the 12-step model or some strange deviation of it. These models teach you that you are...

Mark Scheeren Interview with Lynn Cullen

by The Freedom Model for Addictions | Apr 6, 2022 | Addiction Help, Articles, Deprogramming, Non 12 Step Programs, Reviews, Uncategorized

Mark Scheeren Interview with Lynn Cullen Listen as Chairman and Co-Founder, Mark Scheeren, is interviewed by Lynn Cullen, host of The Lynn Cullen Live Show Podcast, to discuss the falsity of the disease model and the ineffective of 12 Steps as a whole. Mark then...

Stop Bashing AA

by The Freedom Model for Addictions | Feb 28, 2022 | Abstinence and Moderation, Addiction Help, Addiction Prevention, Addiction Recovery, Addiction Solutions, Addictions, Articles, Non 12 Step Programs, Relapse Prevention, Research, Uncategorized

“Why do you guys have to bash AA so much?” For more than 30 years I’ve heard people say this, or something like it to me and my colleagues here at the Freedom Model. It’s an interesting question. Curiously, the wording of this inquiry is almost always the same, even...

How Is Your Dry January Going?

by The Freedom Model for Addictions | Jan 14, 2022 | Abstinence and Moderation, Addiction Help, Addiction Prevention, Addiction Recovery, Addiction Solutions, Addictions, Articles, Non 12 Step Programs, Relapse Prevention, Research, Uncategorized

For the past few years there has been a movement that began largely on social media called Dry January. This is where people pledge to remain abstinent from alcohol for the entire month of January. Certainly there are health benefits to not drinking, especially if you...