Under the Enemy’s Roof
People enter the lifestyle or acquire the illness of addiction in search of both reward and relief, and probably for a lot of other reasons too.
The Enemy in the Next Room
As Gil Scott-Heron famously sang, “Home Is Where the Hatred Is.” How does it apply to addiction?
What’s Causing Addiction: Reward or Relief?
The reward theory of addiction says people are pulled into it; the displacement theory says they’re pushed.
Who Is the Opponent?
When everything is identified as a chemical imbalance, then presumably everything is amenable to cure by a particular drug or a particular form of treatment.
You’re Not the Boss of Me!
Substance or alcohol overdose is often considered one of the manifestations of the self-injury impulse.
Santa Muerte, Addiction Specialist
She is the saint for the forgotten, the disempowered, the scorned, the discriminated-against, the impoverished, the bereaved, the individuals who just can’t wrestle themselves into conformity.