Steven Bartlett with Dr. Sarah Wakeman
There is no healthy level of alcohol consumption, and addiction is driven more by childhood trauma and isolation than a lack of willpower or moral failing.
Even low levels of alcohol consumption increase the risk of several cancers, meaning there is no scientifically supported healthy limit for drinking.
Addiction is rarely a simple biological drive for a substance, but rather a profound craving for relief from the psychological pain caused by adverse childhood experiences and isolation.
Traditional isolation-based rehab models often fail because addiction requires long-term evidence-based medical treatments and psychotherapy rather than temporary extraction and punitive interventions.