Month: April 2016

Oh my God, there is no way I’m going to be able to do this.

~ Jason Schwartz ~ 1 Comment

From MLive: Emma Nagler had always dreamed her college years would be filled with wild parties, late nights and parents who would be none the wiser. By the time she arrived on campus as a college freshman in Ann Arbor three years ago, her sentiment had shifted dramatically. The concerns about where she was going … Continue reading Oh my God, there is no way I’m going to be able to do this.

3 recent articles about AA

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Here's a rundown of a few recent positive articles about 12 step recovery. First, Meghan O'Gieblyn interrogates Gabrielle Glaser's widely circulated takedown of AA: Last April, the Atlantic published a feature-length takedown of America’s longest-standing mutual-aid fellowship. “The False Gospel of Alcoholics Anonymous” was the work of Gabrielle Glaser, who delivered the bad news in dry … Continue reading 3 recent articles about AA

I really hope they are willing to listen to the evidence

~ Jason Schwartz

If you spend much time following news about addiction treatment, you'll start to notice a pattern. There's a lot of skepticism about addiction as a disease and abstinence-based treatment. Somehow, addiction treatment has become a front in the culture wars and articles that attack 12 step recovery (this particular article earned he writer an award) or promote maintenance … Continue reading I really hope they are willing to listen to the evidence