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Podcast: Busting Addiction and Its Myths
Episode: Mini Series 6 - Myth: Addiction is the addict's problem
Description: In this podcast... we confront and smash the following myth:Myth: Addiction is the addict's problem.Addiction is also society's problem, as is alcoholism. Half of the 30,000 vehicular deaths in the US every year can be attributed to drink-driving, and countless other deaths can be attributed to driving under the influence of drugs as well.Another dimension to the problem is the effect it has on the family of origin; it distorts the family dynamic in profoundly unhealthy ways.Effects on the family include enabling, as in lying to cover for the addict, resentment...