Have you tried working out, going to meetings, doing yoga, joining a church, or one of the many things people do to try to stop their heavy substance use? Have you spent time…

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When we came up with the name of this podcast, The Addiction Solution, we thought that with all the recovery podcasts out there, someone must have already picked that name.

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When people come to believe they are “addicted” they begin to frame their substance use as something that they are still doing, but no longer want to do.

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If you’ve been trying to stop your heavy substance use but keep going back to it, then you still really like it, even if you totally hate the consequences.

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In Chapter 18 of The Freedom Model for Addictions, it states that emotions don’t happen to you, they happen by you. Many readers question this statement and some summarily…

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The ultimate goal of The Freedom Model Team is to change the way people with substance use problems are helped worldwide. Mark and Michelle talk about why this mission is so…

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Breaking out of substance use rut, or any rut, and moving forward can take a tremendous amount of courage. Mark and Michelle discuss how they have helped people to find the…

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There are infinite reasons people stop their addictions and they are all valid! The idea that heavy substances users have to “hit rock bottom” before they stop their addiction…

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Addiction treatment professionals believe that addiction exists in the brain, and they use all kinds of externals means to try to fix people struggling with addiction.

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After spending more than 3 decades working with substance users and their families, Mark and Michelle witnessed firsthand the massive corruption and abusive practices in…

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