“Intermittently, frenetic and, frankly, annoying mashup of Wikipedia and errowid, required weekend certification without the PowerPoints, and morning FM talk show - an assessment that, being of a purely aesthetic nature and easily remedied by simply not listening, i deemed hardly worthy of a review. UNTIL I inadvertently noticed the episode discussing stigma. It is already terrifying that people willing to perpetuate such precarious and outdated information relating to addiction are allowed to consult on and treat addiction - especially in environments, such as corrections, where patients have no meaningful alternative - but to think such individuals actually believe they are beneficial serving the interests of individuals who live with addiction, is just plain astonishing, and reveals a rather alarming case of not knowing what one doesn’t know. Lastly, if there is an opposite of addiction, it is not being addicted. To suggest “connection” is an opposite - and I do recognize it is likely that the individuals producing this podcast were not being literal in that, but none the less - implies that all who deal with addiction are isolated in some way. Many are not, and such a suggestion seriously runs the risk of further perpetuating a stigmatizing stereotype…it also runs the risk of excluding from the discussion of addiction, or even worse from its treatment, a sizable group of the addicted - namely connected people. Hence the review.”
ZZhuPB via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
04/10/22