Jim Quigley joins author, biblical counselor, and The Addiction Connection Founder and President, Dr. Mark E. Shaw, D.Min. in the studio today to discuss the physical components of addiction from a biblical counseling point of view. Jim is the Executive Director of Freedom Farm Ministries in Boone, NC, and serves as a board member of The Addiction Connection. He is also a Commissioned Addictions Biblical Counselor with The Addiction Connection.
Proverbs 25:28 "A man without self-control is like a city broken into and left without walls."
Jim shares his experience after an oral surgery.
9:15 What the secular approach teaches about Biological components and spiritual aspects.
10:30 Proverbs 25:28 discussion applied to the trap in the physical part of addiction
12:40 How biblical counselors have the potential to deny (or underplay) the physical components. Don't miss out on the opportunity to be compassionate about the physical components of going through a withdrawal.
14:45 What is the general length of time for people to feel clear headed after a long time addiction?
17:55 Medication Assisted Treatment is the number one therapy and is a completely physical treatment (methadone, suboxone)
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