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Why Addiction is not an Illness

Sun, Apr 11

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Online Event

Learn why to be an addict is not a disease. It is a dysfunctional learned behavior that does not identify your total selfhood.

Why Addiction is not an Illness
Why Addiction is not an Illness

Time & Location

Apr 11, 2021, 3:00 PM – 4:30 PM CDT

Online Event

About the Event

In this session participants will learn:

  • The biocognitive definition of addictions.

  • How the brain responds to substance abuse.

  • The difference between addiction, obsession, and compulsion.

  • Why addictions are not illnesses.

  • How addictions can be treated without the helpless label of disease.

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