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Stanton Peele
How Everyone Already Knows the Disease Theory is Full of ___, but is Afraid to Say So
I was interviewed for a podcast the other night by the indomitable Monda Williams.As I told her repeatedly, she knew everything I knew, only she was i…
Posted on Thu, 08/12/2010 - 03:00
What's Wrong With Sentencing People to Addiction Treatment?
News item: Lindsay Lohan has proceeded to rehab following her jail time, pursuant to a Los Angeles court's sentence for violating the conditions of he…
Posted on Wed, 08/11/2010 - 03:00
Alcohol - the good side
Experts writing this year's dietary guidelines say evidence indicates that moderate alcohol consumption results in a longer life and slower cognitive …
Posted on Tue, 08/03/2010 - 03:00
They Disregarded My Advice for Lindsay Lohan!
The bad advice Lindsay Lohan received in lieu of meaningful treatmentIn August 2007, just after her 21st birthday, I wrote a piece for the Wall Street…
Posted on Fri, 07/09/2010 - 03:00
AA Isn't the Best Solution: Alternatives for Alcoholics
Building on an essay in Wired magazine by Brendan Koerner, New York Times conservative columnist David Brooks lauds to the sky AA and its founder, Bil…
Posted on Wed, 07/07/2010 - 03:00
Were the Founding Fathers Alcoholics?
A recent bestseller has taken up the cudgels of a longstanding political and religious controversy: Were our founding fathers really religious and, mo…
Posted on Mon, 06/21/2010 - 03:00
The Good and Evil of Alcohol
Why do people drink? Why do they abstain?
"If you mean the demon drink that poisons the mind, pollutes the body, desecrates family life, and inflames…
Posted on Fri, 05/28/2010 - 03:00
Is Bode Miller an Alcoholic?
Bode Miller won a bronze medal for the United States in downhill skiing - a breakneck sports event that only the fearless can even attempt. In an impo…
Posted on Fri, 02/19/2010 - 03:00
United States Changes Its Mind on Addiction - It's Not a Chronic Brain Disease After All
NIAAA says NIDA is mistaken about addiction as brain diseaseBy Stanton PeeleNora Volkow and the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) insist, based …
Posted on Mon, 11/30/2009 - 03:00
Drew: Don't Confuse "Sober" with "Abstinent"
This blog isn't addressed to Dr. Drew (he's hopeless). It's addressed to Drew Barrymore, who has announced that she still drinks.For those of us who h…
Posted on Thu, 10/01/2009 - 03:00
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