Comments on: Truth About Addiction and Recovery

By: Christine Neuner

Christine Neuner — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 21:20:44 +0000

This book describes very well the problems of an addict and their loved ones and offers solutions
Rating: 5 / 5

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 19:23:21 +0000

Please, please get your facts straight Dr. Peele. To say that a problem drinker or alcoholic can magically sober up due to good peer friendships is pretty silly in my opinion. And it smacks of codependency. The woman who wrote to you was describing intimacy problems and her sex and alcohol addiction and you ignored all of this and told her she could drink safely. As for her falling into bed with strangers while drunk, you gave pretty nebulous suggestions…You obviously do NOT understand what happens when someone is in the death grip of addictions! Not so easy to control my dear Stanton. Please GET REAL! AA SAVES LIVES, and enables many many people to lead happy and productive lives, WITHOUT BOOZE. Are you in denial, or WHAT! There is no email address so I had to use this ….Thanks

Athena.
Rating: 1 / 5

By: John M. Wells

John M. Wells — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 17:25:36 +0000

Save your money, this book can be summed up in 16 words: “I hate AA and NA because they won’t let me continue to drink and use drugs.”

A total waste of time to read
Rating: 1 / 5

By: David Ritthaler

David Ritthaler — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 16:40:02 +0000

This guy is stupid and crazy and has no idea what he is talking about. Not one person I have ever met in this field agrees with this idiot or any of his books. Nothing he claims has ever been proven and nobody outside of his book has ever stepped foward to agree with his methods or opinions on addiction. He really needs some sort of treatment himself. Dave.
Rating: 1 / 5

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 14:06:47 +0000

Peele’s book, as well as Ragge’s book are great- they debunk much of the nonsense rampant in the 12 Step psychosis that grips much of America.

My problem though is that they don’t go far enough and call a spade a spade. Namely, how much of what we call addiction is really just the ol’ placebo effect coupled with behavorial indoctrination? (The indoctrinees into the “spiritual disease” theory are exhibit A.)
Rating: 4 / 5