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Hi Mike,
I found this article published in ACEs Too High so powerful in reframing substance use disorder:  Addiction doc says It's not the drugs its the ACEs  

From the article,
"He says: Addiction shouldn’t be called “addiction”. It should be called “ritualized compulsive comfort-seeking”.

He says: Ritualized compulsive comfort-seeking (what traditionalists call addiction) is a normal response to the adversity experienced in childhood, just like bleeding is a normal response to being stabbed.

He says: The solution to changing the illegal or unhealthy ritualized compulsive comfort-seeking behavior of opioid addiction is to address a person’s adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) individually and in group therapy; treat people with respect; provide medication assistance in the form of buprenorphine, an opioid used to treat opioid addiction; and help them find a ritualized compulsive comfort-seeking behavior that won’t kill them or put them in jail...... "

Click here to read the full article!  Addiction doc says It's not the drugs its the ACEs    

In addition, the attached article written by Dr. Felitti provides insights into his early exploration of how ACEs influence additive behaviors.  

I love this quote: "It's not what's wrong with you, its what happened to you!"

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