Drugs and alcohol are often thought to have varying effects on someone’s thoughts.  For example, certain drugs and substances take away anxiety, make you more outgoing, make you depressed, etc.  Or maybe you think heroin is the hardest drug to stop, or cocaine is the most addicting drug.  All of these assumptions are wrong and based off the erroneous belief that substances have some mystical power to change your thoughts, which is the very foundation of the addiction belief. The Freedom Model team goes into detail on demystifying the belief that substances have an affect on your thoughts, and explain what substances actually do and don’t do. Knowing this is crucial in understanding how to challenge those thoughts and then move on from addiction for good.

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