MartinJon
MartinJon
Healthy People in a Diseased System
Healthy People in a Diseased System
Healthy People in a Diseased System
Sunday 17th October 2021
MartinJon critiques the flaws in addiction treatment and advocates for harm reduction and community-based approaches on 'Recover Yourself'.
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Recovery Reimagined
Creative Recovery Journeys
Sexual Empowerment & Identity
Understanding Addiction & Recovery
Recovery from Trauma
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Get the buttons here!Reimagining Addiction Treatment: A Call for Change
We are addressing a very important point, and that is that people are not as diseased as the system would have you believe, and the system is not as healthy as it would have you believe.
What if the very system designed to help those battling addiction is part of the problem? In this episode of 'Recover Yourself', MartinJon takes a hard look at the current addiction treatment landscape and its many shortcomings. He argues that while the system is loud, it often fails to follow the latest research, leading to ineffective and sometimes harmful practices.
Instead of focusing on coercion and outdated step-based programs, MartinJon advocates for a harm reduction approach that emphasizes life skills and rational motivational therapy. This method respects individuals and meets them where they are, rather than forcing them into a one-size-fits-all model. Joining him is Terry from Above and Beyond in Chicago, a place MartinJon fully supports for its community-focused approach.
Terry shares insights into how Above and Beyond prioritizes respect, acceptance, and valid scientific education, setting it apart from many other treatment centers. They discuss the need for a shift away from standardized ideas of addiction and towards methods that truly support individual recovery journeys. MartinJon also explores the paradoxes within American culture that perpetuate these flawed systems.
He challenges listeners to rethink addiction treatment and consider the benefits of a community-based approach that prioritizes the needs of individuals over rigid structures. This episode is a must-listen for anyone interested in understanding the deeper issues within addiction treatment and seeking more effective ways to support recovery.