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By: Neill Neill

Neill Neill — Sun, 28 Sep 2008 17:15:14 +0000

Hi Daniel,

Thank you for your excellent reporting and analysis.

I tend to approach the language of addiction from what I think of as a practical point of view.

I agree with Dr. Erickson that the language of addiction and abuse is sloppy. But once the language gets into popular use, we need it to communicate with that public.

Even Dr. Erickson succumbs: He entitled his book, “The Science of Addiction,” not “The Science of Drug Dependence.”

People come to me in my practice because they are “addicted” to alcohol or drugs. I find it most practical to find and treat the marital problem, the unhappiness-with-life problem or the PTSD they failed to mention initially. The “addiction” problem often eventually just “goes away,” even though the client clearly met the DSM-IV criteria for dependence.

In the big picture of helping people grow and find purpose in life, avoiding imprecise terms seems less important than avoiding language that makes people victims or otherwise disempowers them.

Again, thanks,
Neill

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By: Addiction and the Brain: What I Learned from Carlton Erickson

Addiction and the Brain: What I Learned from Carlton Erickson — Sat, 13 Sep 2008 20:25:19 +0000

[...] CompleteCounseling wrote an interesting post today onHere’s a quick excerptErickson idetifies the terms “addiction,” “alcoholism,” and “substance abuse” as sloppy and stigmatizing because they do not distinguish between intentional, voluntary use of drugs or alcohol (”abuse”) and the impaired control over drug … [...]

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Mindsite — Sat, 13 Sep 2008 20:15:32 +0000

Hi Daniel -

Great summary. Thanks for sharing. You may be interested in our recent publication of most of the DSM-IV: http://www.mindsite.com/dsm_iv/substance_related_disorders

Cheers