Topic: addiction
Philosopher’s Stone
The author correctly observes that the type of treatment offered for addiction will reflect prevailing beliefs about addiction itself– its causes, effects, likely outcome.
Topics: addiction, models of addiction
Models of Addiction: The Psychoanalytic Model
And there’s no reliable way to tell whether addictive personality traits represent a cause or a result of addiction.
Topics: addiction, alcoholism, models of addiction
Coordinates on the Recovery Map
Addicts and alcoholics follow a fairly predictable route from drinking/using to stable abstinence and recovery, whether they believe in God or not.
Topics: addiction, alcoholism, recovery support groups, Recovery Without God, self diagnosis
The Church of the Exalted Chemical
The addict gives up on thinking for themselves, because it’s too dangerous.
Topics: addiction, consequences, Recovery Without God, spirituality
Recover to Live: Kick Any Habit, Manage Any Addiction
One aspect of Lawford’s book that makes it unique and a must read is its careful and powerful weaving of the author’s personal recovery experience with the most up-to-date scientific evidence
Topics: addiction, addiction and the brain, book review, co-occurring disorders, eating disorders, gambling, self diagnosis
Introduction to Intervention: You Can Do It
Five short snapshots on key intervention concepts. You CAN help motivate someone towards recovery.
Topics: addiction, alcoholism, communication, intervention, Introduction to Intervention, leverage, negotiation
