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.

    Alcoholism Treatment Rebirth: Volume Four of the Untold History of Addiction Treatment in the United States was published in March 2025.

    The History of the “Allergy” Myth of Alcohol Addiction

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

    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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