Abstinence—The Only Way to Beat Addiction? What killed Philip Seymour Hoffman? According to Anne Fletcher, it wasn't the doctor who prescribed him the pain medication that began his relapse, it wasn't the prescribers of the combination of meds found in his body, it wasn't his discontinuing the behaviors that maintained his recovery for 23 years, … Continue reading Top posts of 2014: #12
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OD Awareness and both/and approaches
Yesterday was International Overdose Awareness Day. Where do we stand? Last year, the CDC reported on a 5 fold increase in female opioid overdose deaths over a 10 year period. Heroin use may not be as prevelant as the media suggests, but the number of users is up by 53% over 10 years. Overall overdose rates are … Continue reading OD Awareness and both/and approaches
Hoffman and Free Will
Some writers are using Phillip Seymour Hoffman's death as an opportunity to attack the disease model and getting a lot of support from treatment critics. Why would they pick an argument about the disease model and question the existence of loss of control after a man with everything to live for used heroin to his … Continue reading Hoffman and Free Will
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