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Why is addiction treatment in the U.S. stuck in the "Dark Ages" (Ep. 328)

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Matt Finch goes deep into the main issues people on drugs and alcohol are facing when it comes to mainstream treatment options.

This episode is actually a chapter from Matt's in-progress book and it exposes the severe and numerous problems with substance use disorder treatment in the U.S.

You'll learn why Matt Finch calls the present day the dark ages of addiction treatment such as mainstream treatment options neglecting brain repair, using cookie-cutter treatment plans and a one-size-fits-all treatment, the one-path recovery doctrine, stigmatization of medication-assisted treatment patients, the war on drugs, underqualified and over-stressed/worked substance abuse counselors, dogmatic addiction professionals, incompetent physicians, greedy addiction professionals, corruption, and much, much more.

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Matt Finch goes deep into the main issues people on drugs and alcohol are facing when it comes to mainstream treatment options.

This episode is actually a chapter from Matt's in-progress book and it exposes the severe and numerous problems with substance use disorder treatment in the U.S.

You'll learn why Matt Finch calls the present day the dark ages of addiction treatment such as mainstream treatment options neglecting brain repair, using cookie-cutter treatment plans and a one-size-fits-all treatment, the one-path recovery doctrine, stigmatization of medication-assisted treatment patients, the war on drugs, underqualified and over-stressed/worked substance abuse counselors, dogmatic addiction professionals, incompetent physicians, greedy addiction professionals, corruption, and much, much more.

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