In the 1800’s opiates were legal and advertised honestly for the pharmacological benefits they provided: cough suppression, physical pain relief, and relief from diarrhea.

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Drugs and alcohol are often thought to have varying effects on someone’s thoughts. For example, certain drugs and substances take away anxiety, make you more outgoing…

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How do you change a well-entrenched paradigm? You do the research to debunk it. You begin helping people with that new information. You abandon the erroneous language and show…

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In today’s episode, Mark and Michelle explain how Addiction Treatment can have various harmful effects on families. We’ve helped families work through various mental…

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If you’ve ever been told or thought of yourself as the “family f**k-up” then this episode of The Addiction Solution Podcast is for you! Both Mark and Michelle were told this…

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This is the second podcast in recent episodes that addresses the binge cycle. Mark and Michelle tackle the binge habit from a different angle, shedding real light on why it’s…

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As our audience has grown, and continues to grow, the need has arisen to create a community of people who have rejected the addiction/treatment/recovery religion.

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Do you have to go to meetings, identify your character defects and read them to your sponsor, go to the gym, or join a church? Do you have to become more spiritual…

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Most people think willpower is needed to stop drinking or drug using, especially when they’ve developed a habit of drinking or using heavily. And while it is true that you may…

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If you’ve been trying to stop your heavy substance use, and you now find yourself in a cycle of heavy binge use for a few days, total abstinence for days, weeks, or months…

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