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"Alcoholism" Antisocial Personality Disorder, and Homelessness
In my experience it seems that the people who engage in highly destructive behaviors related to substance use always have a dual diagnosis of substance abuse AND antisocial personality disorder. When … more →
The Alcohol Harm Reduction Blog
"Alcoholism" Antisocial Personality Disorder, and Homelessness
porkchoptze wrote 1 month ago: In my experience it seems that the people who engage in highly destructive behaviors related to subs … more →
Calling People Bad Names Never Solved Anything
porkchoptze wrote 1 month ago: It is quite amazing to me how so many people who consider themselves liberal and enlightened go arou … more →
Let's Get Rid Of The Stigma For Real
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porkchoptze wrote 1 month ago: It is just as wrong for the segment of society which does not use drugs or alcohol to attempt to imp … more →
How HAMS Split Off From MM
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porkchoptze wrote 1 month ago: “Breaking up is hard to do.” It was quite inevitable that the harm reduction faction wit … more →
Let's Put An End To Discrimination Based On Treatment Goal
porkchoptze wrote 2 months ago: The following is a true story: A short time ago I was under a tremendous amount of situational stres … more →
To the wives
porkchoptze wrote 5 months ago: This title of course is a take on a chapter in the AA ‘Big Book”. Everything that we a … more →
Is PAWS an Iatrogenic Artifact of 12 Step Treatment?
porkchoptze wrote 5 months ago: Post Acute Withdrawal Syndrome–PAWS–seems almost entirely iatrogenic–in other word … more →
Why hide the fact that you're a hamster?
porkchoptze wrote 5 months ago: Hamsters should be loud and proud. We are actually taking steps to get better! Maybe that asshole si … more →
Why Do Doctors Want To Punish Us For Trying To Get Better?
porkchoptze wrote 6 months ago: Why is it that if we go to a Doctor to try and get a medication to help with a drinking problem that … more →
Addiction Genetics and Nazi Race "Science"
porkchoptze wrote 8 months ago: The politics of genetics has been used throughout history to create scapegoats and to oppress variou … more →
Seatbelts, Harm Reduction, and Enabling
porkchoptze wrote 10 months ago: In a perfect world no one would ever exceed the speed limit or engage in reckless driving. In a perf … more →
Psychotherapy and Drinkers - Harm Reduction, Alcohol, Suicide and Depression
porkchoptze wrote 10 months ago: It is understandable that a psychotherapist might object to doing therapy with a client who always s … more →
Why I Choose Harm Reduction
porkchoptze wrote 10 months ago: If I wanted to extend my life span to the maximum here is what I would do: I would have myself locke … more →
HAMS Is Not Gradualism
porkchoptze wrote 1 year ago: There is a school of thought within harm reduction philosophy called “Gradualism” which … more →
AA and Harm Reduction
porkchoptze wrote 1 year ago: Hi all–I am posting this paper which I had to write for my addictions counseling class at The … more →
The ABCs of Harm Reduction: How Rational Emotive Therapy Can Be Applied To Harm Reduction
porkchoptze wrote 1 year ago: There is an organization called SMART Recovery which has applied the principles of RET (Rational Em … more →
Harm Reduction, Enabling, and Codependency
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porkchoptze wrote 1 year ago: The term “enabling” was coined by the 12 step treatment industry. Some people in the 12 … more →
Harm Reduction and Personal Responsibility
porkchoptze wrote 1 year ago: We at The HAMS Harm Reduction Network believe that individuals are always responsible for their own … more →
12 Steps Redux
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porkchoptze wrote 1 year ago: I have finally been forced to revise my opinions about 12 step groups into something less negative t … more →
