Calling Addiction a Disease Can Sometimes Hamper Recovery
New research finds that an empowering message, emphasizing a person's potential to manage addictions, is much more helpful.
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I Joined Alcoholics Anonymous at the Age of 13 and Started Making My Amends
The practice may not be for everyone, but it’s an idea whose time has come. By Tina Dupuy…
Five Studies: New Approaches in Treating Addiction as a Disease
The disease model of addiction offers addicts several ways forward—including getting drunk to beat alcoholism.
After 75 Years of Alcoholics Anonymous, It’s Time to Admit We Have a Problem
Challenging the 12-step hegemony.
12 Steps to Danger: How Alcoholics Anonymous Can Be a Playground for Violence-Prone Members
Karla Brada Mendez thought that she was getting a second chance on life when she started going to AA meetings. But instead she met Eric Allen Earle, an AA old-timer with a violent past.
Should We Dump the DSM?
Gary Greenberg's new book skewers the inner workings of the DSM just three weeks before the latest version is scheduled to be released.