Summary: <p><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Today author Steven Slate joins the show to talk about addiction with Felony Friday host John Odermatt. Steven was drawn to study addiction as a result of his own struggles with drug abuse. Steven and John discuss a controversial book that Steven co-authored with Marc Sheeren and Michele Dunbar, <strong><a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0983471347/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=0983471347&linkCode=as2&tag=lionoflibe-20&linkId=adb218384dcb09405004224d35448140" target="_blank">The Freedom Model for Addictions: Escape the Treatment and Recovery Trap</a><img src="//ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com/e/ir?t=lionoflibe-20&l=am2&o=1&a=0983471347" alt="" width="1" height="1" border="0">.</strong></span></p><br> <p><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">The book calls into questions many commonly held beliefs in regards to addiction. Some of the questions it asks are as follows:</span></p><br> <ul> <li><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Is addiction a disease?</span></li> <br> <li><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Is treatment the only way to deal with it?</span></li> <br> <li><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">When people say they don't need treatment, are they in denial?</span></li> <br> <li><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Is moderate consumption always off limits for people who have had problems?</span></li> <br> </ul><p><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Find past editions of Felony Friday at the <a href="http://lionsofliberty.com/felonyfriday/">Felony Friday Archive!</a></span></p><br> <h3><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><a href="http://www.lionsofliberty.com/RDAP" target="_blank">Today's Sponsor: Dan Wise, YouTube's Top Prison Consultant,</a> <a href="http://www.lionsofliberty.com/RDAP" target="_blank">Sentence Reduction and Federal Prison Consulting services.</a> <a href="http://www.lionsofliberty.com/RDAP" target="_blank">Stop the stress and get your life back.</a></span></h3><br> <p><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">You can find the show notes page <a title=">here<" href="http://lionsofliberty.com/2018/03/16/ff-115-freedom-is-the-answer-to-addiction-says-steven-slate/">>here<</a></span><a title=">here<" href="http://lionsofliberty.com/2018/03/16/ff-115-freedom-is-the-answer-to-addiction-says-steven-slate/"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="line-height: 19px;"> </span></span></a></p><br> <div style="font-size: 13.3333px;"> <span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="color: #333333; line-height: 19px;">Also, for more Lions of Liberty content check out the </span><a style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', 'Bitstream Charter', Times, serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;" href="http://lionsofliberty.com/podcast/">Podcast archive</a><span style="color: #333333; line-height: 19px;">!</span><span style="color: #333333;"><span style="line-height: 19px;"> <br></span></span></span><br> <div style="font-size: 10pt;"> <br> <p style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', 'Bitstream Charter', Times, serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><strong>Submit any questions, comments, suggestions, or ideas to <a href="http://lionsofliberty.com/wp-admin/felonyfriday@lionsofliberty.com">felonyfriday@lionsofliberty.com</a>. </strong>This show is not my soapbox, it is a vehicle to communicate and amplify the injustices rampant in the criminal justice system. We need your help to make it the best it can possi</span></p> </div> </div>
