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    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 intimidated from saying it based on the bullshit sh…
    Posted on Thu, 08/12/2010 - 03:00
     

    Two forms of alcoholism: One which warrants a chronic disease model, and college
    By Adi Jaffe, a doctoral student at UCLA working toward a Ph.D. in psychology.I respect Stanton Peele, if for no other reason than simply because he is well informed and doesn't mind telling us all ab…
    Posted on Thu, 08/12/2010 - 03:00
     

    Licensed to Drink
    Posted by William Gurstelle, boingboing (Bill Gurstelle is guest blogging here on Boing Boing. He is the author of books including Backyard Ballistics, and the recently-published Absinthe and Flamethr…
    Posted on Mon, 06/08/2009 - 03:00
     

    Stanton Peele - The Only Free Person in America?
    "Sometimes I feel like the only free person in America." So says leading addiction expert Dr. Stanton Peele in the latest blog entry shortly to be posted on his authoritative and widely consulted a…
    Posted on Wed, 11/07/2007 - 03:00
     

    Canadian Harm Reduction Advocate is Honored
    Psychologist Bruce Alexander, a Canadian researcher who has compared popular views of addiction to beliefs about demonic possession, has been awarded the Nora and Ted Sterling Prize for Controversy,…
    Posted on Fri, 10/19/2007 - 03:00
     

    Alcoholics Anonymous is wrong - alcoholism is not a disease
    From the Alcoholics can drink safely again site Alcoholism is not an incurable and progressive illness or disease, as Alcoholics Anonymous would have us believe, but rather a self-harming behaviour…
    Posted on Mon, 10/08/2007 - 03:00
     

    Kicking the 12 Step Habit
    It is common for people who have completed alcohol rehab, and remained sober for a year or two, to begin to wonder why they are continuing to attend various groups and meetings. It's a good question…
    Posted on Fri, 08/24/2007 - 03:00
     

    Penn and Teller - Bullshit - 12 Step programs #3 of 3
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    Posted on Tue, 08/21/2007 - 03:00
     

    Drinking responsibly - in front of kids
    A toast to drinking responsibly -- in front of the kidsBy Suzanne Perez Tobias My family's Thanksgiving menu includes all the good stuff -- turkey, dressing, green bean casserole, pumpkin pie. An…
    Posted on Wed, 02/14/2007 - 03:00
     

    Drug Abuse Prevention
    The Journal of Primary Prevention, Vol 12 No. 4, 1992David F. Duncan, Dr.P.H., C.A.S. This paper examines what drug education programs might look like if drugs were legalized. KEY WORDS: Drug educ…
    Posted on Tue, 11/29/2005 - 03:00
     

 

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