Kenneth Anderson

    Kenneth is the founder and CEO of HAMS (Harm Reduction, Abstinence, and Moderation Support), the world’s only lay-led, free-of-charge support group for harm reduction for alcohol. He is also the author of How to Change Your Drinking: a Harm Reduction Guide to Alcohol; BETTER IS BETTER!: Stories of Alcohol Harm Reduction; and the book series The Untold History of Addiction Treatment in the United States—which currently consists of Strychnine & Gold (Part One), Strychnine & Gold (Part Two), and From Inebriate Asylums to Narcotic Farms, with more to come.

    Post-Acute Withdrawal Syndrome After You Quit Alcohol: Is It Real?

    Post-acute withdrawal syndrome is a hypothetical condition in which a set of symptoms persist ...

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    Not All Substance Use Disorders Are Rooted in Trauma

    Thanks largely to Gabor Maté, it has become popular to say that addictions are ...

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    The Story of Aversion Therapy for Alcohol Use Disorder

    On June 30, 2022, Schick Shadel Hospital in Burien, Washington, closed its doors for ...

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    Epigenetics, Trauma and Addiction: What We Do and Don’t Know

    Ever since Gabor Maté discussed epigenetics in his book In the Realm of Hungry ...

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    The History of the “Allergy” Myth of Alcohol Addiction

    In 2022, it is still not uncommon to hear people claim that an addiction ...

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    Rehab Profiteering and Abuse: The Lesson of National Medical Enterprises

    It seems like every other day we see a news story about a profiteering ...

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    How 12-Step Programs Became Embedded in US Hospitals

    When I first went through treatment for an alcohol problem back in the 1990s, ...

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