[R-G] Addiction Treatment: A Strengths Perspective

[Tom Condit]

This behavior is what Scott Ritter was referring to when he told the 
anti-war demonstration in London:

"We have a saying in America: 'Friends don't let friends drive drunk ...' " 
Unfortunately, I can't make quasi-quotes in ASCII, so I'll just say that 
Ritter went on to remark that we now had an alcoholic at the wheel and the 
British people needed to help us take the keys away from him before he 
drove the vehicle of world peace over a cliff.
(Sorry for lack of exact quote ... Heard it on the radio.)

Tom

At 08:13 AM 10/2/02 -0400, you wrote:
>Well... what do you know!
>
>Nicholas
>
>DRY DRUNKS
>Katherine van Wormer - I have just co-authored the book, Addiction
>Treatment: A Strengths Perspective and I agree with Alan Bisbort in his
>assertion that Bush, behaviorally, is a "dry drunk." In fact, I spotted
>the problem long ago. All the classic patterns are there: the tendency
>to go to extremes (for example, the pre-emptive strike notion); the
>tunnel vision, the "I" as opposed to "we" thinking; the black and white,
>polarized thought processes - good vs evil, all or nothing mentality. We
>now know that the addicted brain is a changed brain. The president's
>past drinking is well documented, the fact that he can't drink
>moderately is significant, as well as is the problematic behavior of his
>relatives. Now, apparently he feels compelled to set out on a crusade to
>both avenge his father and compete with his father at the same time. It
>is almost as if in so doing he can prove himself capable and competent,
>"the good son." If the public could only realize this, they would not
>fall in line. One day they will (realize this).
>
>
>
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Tom Condit
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