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Podcast: Busting Addiction and Its Myths
Episode: It's Not About the Alcohol
Description: In this podcast, we discuss why the recovery program begins after the alcoholic has put the drink down or the addict has stopped using.We learn that:Alcoholics who have not yet recovered do not understand that they only need to avoid one drink, and that is the first one, in order to stay sober.After they put down the alcohol, they realise that they no longer have a drinking problem, but they do have a thinking problem arising from the fact that their brain is immature and not yet capable of thinking clearly.The alcoholic...