In late 2003, with consultative and promotional assistance from an ad hoc organization called Rockies Alternatives to Medical Mythologies (RAMM) Seminars, I developed "Smoke Better, Drink Better" a one-night, information-packed program designed to assist practicing addicts and compulsives with reducing the harm caused by addictions and compulsions and improving quality of life in cases where treatment and abstinence are either impractical or undesirable.

Originally scheduled to run three hours in length, in a dry run it was found that the seminar could not be completed as presented here in less than ten hours. The entire seminar and all supporting materials are now being made available on the web free of charge. This material is provided largely in point-form as it was prepared by/for the presenter.

Seminar Content

• Introductory module
  • Setup
  • Welcome
• The Sonora Model: An Introduction
• Main Body Introduction
  • Overload and How to Deal With It
  • Ping-pong Abstinence
• Know Your Addictions
• Protecting Yourself Physically
  • General
  • Smoking
  • Drinking
  • Cannabis
  • OTC Painkillers and Other Opiates
  • Overeating
  • HALT
• Protecting Yourself Psychologically
  • Introduction
  • "Grandiosity"
  • "Perfectionism"
  • "Surrender"
  • "Obsessive Thinking"
  • A Final Note
• Protecting Yourself Socially
• Protecting Yourself Financially
  • Introduction
  • Smoking
  • Drinking
  • Cannabis
  • Shopping, Collecting & Cluttering
  • Gambling & Thrillseeking
  • Love, Sex & Romance
• "Spiritual Awakening"
  • What "Spiritual Awakening" Actually Means
  • How "Spiritual Awakening" Is Achieved
  • The Risks You Don't Hear About
  • Ibogaine
  • A Final Note

Additional Materials

• Seminar Poster
• Legal Disclaimer
• Press Release
• Press Kit: Talking Points
• Handout: Starting Points for Internet Research
• Handout: Orientation and Introduction
• Seminar Presentation Schedule
• Warnings About Supplementation

Downloads

• All handouts, scripts and press releases as Word documents in ZIP archive (160kb)

NOTE: RAMM Seminars is no longer in operation, and as developer of the material used for the seminars, I've reclaimed the material for my personal use on this site.

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