FAQs are addressed here at two levels. Each answer linked below includes both a brief, "capsule" answer to the question, and a more thorough explanation of that answer or links to sources of information that clarify the answer.

• How does the Sonora model explain the cause of addiction? (07/12/04)
• Does the Sonora model explain all types of addiction and compulsion? (07/12/04)
• How does the Sonora model make cure possible? (07/12/04)
• What are the core principles of this model? (07/17/04)
• How can addiction be cured? (07/12/04)
• How can addiction be prevented? (07/12/04)
• Will curing addiction put an end to drug abuse, gambling, smoking, etc.? (07/12/04)
• How do we know that this isn't another quack theory? (07/12/04)
• Why are we only learning of this model now? (07/12/04)
• Is this model scientifically proven? (07/12/04)
• What evidence do we have that the model works? (07/12/04)
• What evidence exists that contradicts the model? (07/12/04)

• What is meant by "shock" in context of the Sonora model? (07/12/04)
• How does the model account for the irrational thinking of addicts? (09/14/04)
• What does the model say about intoxication? (09/15/04)
• What does shock mean to addiction?
• What kinds of shocks cause addiction?
• Is shock the same as trauma or "post-traumatic stress"? (07/12/04)
• Why does the model place so much importance on infancy?
• What are the risks of applying this model to the treatment of addiction? (07/12/04)
• Why isn't addiction a disease? (07/12/04)

• What does cure look like? (07/12/04)
• How many people have been cured using this model, and where are they now? (07/12/04)
• Who currently uses this model in treatment? (07/12/04)
• What is the origin of the name "Sonora model"? (07/12/04)
• How can shock account for such a widespread problem? (07/12/04)
• What roles do spirituality and faith play in the Sonora model? (07/12/04)
• How can we risk applying a model which has not been proven? (07/12/04)

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