It took me a few reads, but Alan Brody suggests that addiction is a combination of impaired will and impaired evaluative faculties that lead to poor choices in how to exert our will. Then again, I'm not sure I know where he stands. He guides through some philosophical musings about addiction and will. He presents … Continue reading The ancients on will and addiction
Category: History
Overdosing on extremism??
Kevin Sabet wrote an op-ed calling for more attention to centrists in drug policy discussions. ACCORDING to a recent study by the Centers for Disease Control, drug overdoses have increased almost six-fold in the last 30 years. They now represent the leading cause of accidental death in the United States, having overtaken motor vehicle accidents … Continue reading Overdosing on extremism??
Christmas, capitalism and drugs
A nice illustration of how capitalism and drugs can be a toxic combination:
Transformation of the Culture of Recovery in America by William White
Bill White at the Dawn Farm Education Series:
Sentences to ponder
The history of the intimate relationship between drinking and taxing suggests … that … [people] indulging a fantasy of income tax relief emerging from a cloud of legalized marijuana smoke should realize that it is likely only a pipe dream.—Daniel Okrent [hat tip: Kevin Sabet]
Remember prohibition
I'm unfamiliar with Kevin Sabet and I suspect he's be more conservative than me on drug policy, but I like this article he wrote on prohibition and its lessons. a closer look at what resulted from alcohol prohibition and its relevance to today’s anti-drug effort reveals a far more nuanced picture than the legalization lobby … Continue reading Remember prohibition
Happy Birthday NA
Happy belated birthday, NA! [hat tip: Bill White]
Passing the torch to who?
Mark Saunders notes that a generation of addiction trainers are approaching retirement and there is no clear cohort for them to pass the torch to. Over the course of the past quarter-century, other speakers/trainers have emerged to shape the field of addiction treatment and recovery, including but not limited to: Jacqueline Small, author of Becoming Naturally … Continue reading Passing the torch to who?
In conversation with…Jason Schwartz: Part 1
Our own Jason Schwartz is interviewed by Pea Pod on Binge inking. I discovered the Addiction & Recovery News blog fairly early in my own recovery and got hooked quickly. I’ve built up respect for Jason Schwartz (JS) and his team and the work they do at Dawn Farm. We’ve corresponded by email from time … Continue reading In conversation with…Jason Schwartz: Part 1
Addiction and Segregation
Tom McLellan (Who I have a lot of respect for.) has a provocative column about the categorical segregation of addiction treatment. He suggests that this plays an important role in the low numbers of people who identify their own substance use problems and seek help for it. Imagine if we began to treat diabetes in … Continue reading Addiction and Segregation