Ep 219 How to Change Your Drinking with HAMS Founder Kenneth Anderson

HAMS (Harm Reduction, Abstinence, and Moderation Support) is a peer-led and free-of-charge support and informational group for anyone who wants to change their drinking habits for the better.

Kenneth Anderson founded HAMS in 2006 / 2007. There's free downloadable worksheets on the HAMS website, there's a HAMS Facebook group which is also where they announce their Zoom meetings, and there is a HAMS book "How to Change Your Drinking" that details the HAMS principles and information about alcohol in general.

Timestamps:

00:00 HAMS intro

01:15 What is harm reduction?

03:24 How to drink less

06:43 Harm reduction + moderation difference

10:15 Why Ken started HAMS

17:15 The "choice" theory of addition

27:06 History of addiction treatment, Prohibition + AA

38:33 Substance use harm reduction

41:49 Mainstream addiction narrative misleading

50:06 How to get started with HAMS

57:19 Treatment history + belladonna

1:04:32 Can you cure alcoholism / addiction?

1:16:08 Harm reduction, moderation or abstinence?

1:18:00 Most surprising things since starting HAMS

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