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 ...

    Not All Substance Use Disorders Are Rooted in Trauma

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

    The Story of Aversion Therapy for Alcohol Use Disorder

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

    How 12-Step Programs Became Embedded in US Hospitals

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