Mini Series 11 - Incurable, Progressive, Fatal

Busting Addiction and Its Myths

In this podcast, we discuss the deadly consequences of addiction and alcoholism:
We learn that:

1. Alcoholism and addiction are incurable and progressive, and often fatal if ignored.
2. There is a serious undercounting of the societal costs in life and injury due to alcoholism, while there is better data on drug abuse effects.
3. It is rare that an alcoholic or addict can successfully get and stay clean and sober on his or her own willpower alone.
4. He or she needs to ask for and receive help from others committed to a recovery program.