Minisode Monday: Zach Gently Dismantles The Disease Model of Addiction

In this 5-minute clip, Zach gives a "Steelman" interpretation of the disease model of addiction and explains why he disagrees with the model.  This is an excerpt from an interview in which  Dr. Rick Barnett interviewed Zach about his book with Stanton Peele, Outgrowing Addiction: With Common Sense Instead of "Disease" Therapy.   Watch the full interview here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q4_d6JIaLM8&t=253s    Dr. Barnett is the founder of the non-profit, CARTER Vermont, which offers help to folks with a range of addiction-related problems. (Visit CARTER here: https://www.cartervermont.org/about-us-rick/ )