Can a Moderation Approach to Drugs and Alcohol Successfully Treat Addiction?

Addiction expert Dr. Adi Jaffe, author of “The Abstinence Myth,” explains how his moderation approach to treating addiction might be right for certain people.
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[@jackedkerouac4414]

WOW it is so refreshing to hear someone talk about addiction with a humanistic, rational approach

[@ethanshelbyskateboarding9980]

DRUGS AND ALCOHOL EXIST BECAUSE ALCOHOL IS A DRUG IN FACT NEXT TO PRESCRIPTIONS ALCOHOL IS THE WORST LEGAL DRUG ON EARTH

[@alicerose8462]

I love Dr. Jaffe!! I wish more people are like him!

[@andrewrayuga6774]

11 months sober. This Dr. Gets it.

[@diabloakland]

If you’ve healed from trauma and have had therapy which is what most addicts suffer from and therapy is what they need then yes probably. I am in therapy and no longer see drinking or using as a crutch like i used to. Using based off triggers of emotions I’m 8 months clean today too and i now see that i can enjoy a drink once in awhile but i want more time in therapy n being sober before i am ready

[@sasasassy1176]

Wow you explained this so clearly ! Thank you!

[@BEARDEDTECHY]

I can't believe this video only has 2167 views. This guy needs more exposure.

[@fenn_nathan]

BEARDEDTECHY what is his name?

[@Avolat543]

Nathan Lawson Adi Jaffe

[@jasonwillett2126]

@@fenn_nathan He actually has a big internet following

[@alanspring8462]

Finally some common sense

[@AJBuddha]

Practice makes perfect. If you are spiritually aware you will not be thinking with your immediate brain. For me, I can get a little high here & there as long as I don’t let it become anything more than an occasional thing. A big thing is using healthy coping mechanisms & not using drugs to escape reality & rather embracing reality 🧘🏽‍♂️✨

[@StarfieldRailway]

How addicted did you used to be? If you went from drug addiction to long-term drug moderation, you are the only person I know of who has ever done it. I can't get there. If I did, it would be torture. Knowingly waiting long periods between fixes is awful. If I open the door at all, my cravings go through the roof, and I have to deal with them all day every day. I don't want to live like that. I have to keep the door closed and locked.

[@Enochulate88]

I overdosed while being sober the other day

[@yourmom3640]

@@Enochulate88 yikes

[@Snapsta123]

This makes me feel so much better!!!!! I did the black or white thinking. And i also changed my life so that i dont need alcohol as a coping strategy. I have drank on 3 different occasions in just over 1 year. I dont feel guilty any more. I have created a life where I dont want or need alcohol 🎉 but do whats best for you. Generally speaking abstinence is best because as soon as you become 'intoxicated' by ANY substance, the truth IS that you cannot make good decisions whille youre on it. That's why abstinence is the best approach Generally speaking. From my experience.

[@sasasassy1176]

Wow thank you for this!

[@ktmdays]

I'm 49 now haven't drank in just over one yr had a heart attack drank lots of beer drank since high school doctor said moderation but I know if I have 2 I'll have 10 u can't give a lion a steak then take it away if I can stop.anyone can trust me now I can use my boat lol

[@brad8665]

Happy to hear you were able to know your limits and did what you had to do. How are you doing a year later?

[@ktmdays]

@@brad8665 still not drinking I'm ok I gess go to the heart doctor once a yr

[@nekslices3503]

I don’t know how to moderate so I do abstinence. If you can moderate your not an addict or alcoholic. FACTS

[@chrisdowd7982]

There you go with your black and white AA clap trap

[@jonnylons1]

That’s an obviously infantile and circular view of the world.

[@Anangelfromabove]

Addiction isn’t a disease!!!!!!!!!! Freedom model over recovery model anyway!

[@TheVanneo]

Thank you. I'm going to look into it

[@jasonwillett2126]

Janelle, preach on!!! Freedom Model is a game changer

[@Anangelfromabove]

@@jasonwillett2126 Duuude Im so glad someone gets it man. So nice to have someone that just understands truth!

[@Anangelfromabove]

@@TheVanneo do it! It’s not very popular but it’s very interesting. Also if your willing to look into that, check out Joe Dispenza. He’s helped me a lot with changing the way I think and tons more... what exactly are you struggling with if you don’t mind?

[@TheVanneo]

@@Anangelfromabove Hello Janelle. Alcohol.

[@diabloakland]

His method works better for any substance and for those ppl that it works for. Just like aa works for people who it works for

[@yourmomisanicelady8186]

Oh so get to the root of the problem. Kinda like instead of using a knee brace to to squat through some pain...it's better to just fix the issue and deal with the normal pains that come with "squatting"

[@ethanshelbyskateboarding9980]

A FACT THAT CAN'T BE DISPUTED IS THE FACT THAT THERE'S NO SUCH THING AS DRUG AND ALCOHOL BECAUSE ALCOHOL IS ALSO A DRUG

[@thomashugus5686]

You are absolutely correct! The problem is alcohol is socially acceptable

[@snehalkrishnan618]

Alcohol is the devils lettuce

[@ethanshelbyskateboarding9980]

@@snehalkrishnan618 God is trash for allowing the Septemer eleventh terror attacks,God is the trash behind the Jonestown and Koresh incidents,GOD IS THE WORTHLESS SCUMBAG BEHIND THE NORTH KOREAN GOVERNMENT

[@daniellogansa8101]

It’s one of the worst for your body too. Would much rather be on opioids than drunk for the rest of my life.

[@lpsglitterpaws8536]

I have grown to hate this show

[@luciofulci867]

Sure any alcoholic can control their drinking and limit the binge to 5 Natural Ice and then get in their car and get a DUI. You can limit your alcohol intake to blowing a 0.16 every time you get pulled over!

[@newhorizonsforfifty2833]

I don't drive.

[@jfmorache]

Found the 12 stepper !!!

[@luciofulci867]

@@jfmorache This is where it leads to - horror - young girls dragged down the road like hamburger meat. It happens all the time now. Heavy drinkers can have a black out behind the wheel off of one drink or no drink at all even the next day. A 23-year-old man could spend the rest of his life in prison after investigators say he hit a Porterville high school student while drunk driving, then fled the scene. The suspect has two prior DUIs and was on probation for one DUI conviction when the deadly incident occurred. On Thursday, Tulare County prosecutors filed a seven-count complaint against Harvey Jacobo in the hit-and-run collision that killed 15-year-old Jayden Arias. Jacobo faces one count second-degree murder, one count gross vehicular manslaughter while intoxicated, one county driving under the influence of alcohol causing injury or death, one county hit-and-run resulting in death, one count driving with a suspended license, one count unlawful operation of a vehicle, one count driving under the influence while on probation for a prior DUI offense.

[@jfmorache]

@@luciofulci867 dude go 12 step elsewhere , how about you curb your black or white thinking?

[@luciofulci867]

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[@StarfieldRailway]

I'm not buying this. I think it is an extremely dangerous message that is false. Post-addiction moderation would be torture if it ever actually existed. Has it ever existed? I don't know of any examples of it. There is such thing as trading one drug addiction for another, but I have never heard of anybody who went from being a drug addict to somebody who successfully got on a schedule of getting intoxicated just four or so times per year. That is the mirage that addicts chase but never reach. Trying to achieve moderation after becoming an addict is called a relapse. It is a very black and white issue.

[@jasonwillett2126]

MANY people with AUD can moderate after time. Alcohol for most people is their only coping skill. 75% stop drinking with zero programs. Some go on to be able to drink socially with no issues

[@daniellee1722]

Nothing is black and white. That's the problem with the old definition of sobriety - it's archaic yet everyone still buys into it. The brainwashing is also prevalent in sober culture. We so badly want to be that person who is 30, 60, 365, 2000+ days sober that we feel defeated if we don't hit those arbitrary numbers. It was never about being cured of addictions. It's all about going through a spiritual transformation. You don't ever fail in that if you find balance and contentment

[@diabloakland]

It has been successful when you’ve worked on actual trauma and trauma based therapy. Stats show that a period of sobriety plus therapy has been beneficial to those. However AA also has its place. But aa is not a substitute for trauma therapy and it’s not really that healthy. It has no scientific basis

[@StarfieldRailway]

@@daniellee1722, can you name one person who has ever pulled it off? I have tried it zillions of times and never reached it, and I can make a very long list of other people who have. Who did it? I am not talking about light users who were never true addicts.

[@daniellee1722]

@@StarfieldRailway Yes, myself and 2 of my friends. We were all alcohol and drug addicts and can now moderate. I do agree that it's not for everybody and if complete sobriety works for you, then go with it

[@jake3028]

This is so dangerous. Addicts are not capable of using in moderation. This is disgraceful.

[@hollywinters4373]

I use to think like you