by Ryan Schwantes | Oct 20, 2025 | Addiction, Health & Fitness, Resources, Ryan Schwantes
The Antidepressant Myth: A “Miracle” Built on Marketing, Money, and Misleading Science Recently, I wrote an article breaking down the efficacy of antidepressants versus placebo — and how the supposed benefits often don’t hold up under closer scientific scrutiny. If...
by Ryan Schwantes | Oct 7, 2025 | Addiction, Health & Fitness, Resources, Ryan Schwantes
Antidepressant Efficacy: An Interactive Review - Efficacy Data -> Goal: Compare -> Viz: Stacked Bar Chart -> Interaction: Tooltips -> Justification: Clearly illustrates the small contribution of the drug's specific effect compared to placebo/common factors. ->...
by Ryan Schwantes | Sep 30, 2025 | Addiction, Health & Fitness, Ryan Schwantes
Discover The Freedom Model Coaching: A New Way to Move Beyond Addiction For decades, people have been told that addiction is a lifelong disease, that recovery requires surrender, or that the only path forward is endless treatment or support group meetings. But what if...
by Ryan Schwantes | Sep 29, 2025 | Addiction, Health & Fitness
I previously wrote an article titled Marijuana: A scheduling Nightmare, where I talked about the confusion and absurdities surrounding the listing of cannabis as a schedule I drug, which is what the Federal government classifies cannabis as. Then in December of 2018,...
by Ryan Schwantes | Oct 18, 2018 | Addiction, Health & Fitness, Nutrition
As more states opt for medical marijuana, decriminalization, and recreational use among adults, the law of land has remained steadfast in its position that Marijuana is illegal under federal law. The legal aspects surrounding medical use as well as recreational use...
by Ryan Schwantes | Sep 18, 2017 | Addiction, Resources
This November, Baldwin Research Institute, Inc., and BRI Publishing are releasing The Freedom Model for Addictions. The Freedom Model is an approach, a new way of looking at addiction. It’s truly unique in that it’s counter to what all the stereotypical media,...
