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 To provide a rational context, the context of the Hypoism paradigm, into which all addictions and addicts are perceived and placed by themselves and society. To advocate free of charge on all levels (social, legal, political, medical, financial, occupational, licensure, criminal justice, and various local, state and federal administrative boards) in order to legally confront discrimination of addicts in these areas. To inform the public, including addicts, on the true nature of addictions based on the Hypoism paradigm to end stigmatization and denial, and to improve recovery. To prevent and legally punish discrimination and abuse of addicts. To peer review all scientific research (governmental, academic, and private) and research proposals to ensure valid non-agenda oriented research absent bias and conflict of interest. To remove addictionology from the auspices of psychiatry and psychology and place it into the correct realm of human biological diversity based on the entity of Hypoism. To distinguish being an addict from the doing of actual harm to other people (assumptions and accusations of harm need to substantiated by proven harm). To suggest to, but not interfere with, existing 12 Step programs so that they may be more inclusive and effective. To provide a prototype 12 Step program, Hypoics Not-Anonymous, which utilizes all Hypoism concepts. To promote changing laws that criminalize being an addict instead of specific interpersonal behaviors. To end discrimination of addicts similar to the ending of discrimination to other diversity based groups - racial, sexual, religious, ethnic, ideological, and physical and mental disabilities. The N4A, does not advocate use of addictions, but we are realistic about non-recovering addicts using addictions. We make no judgments about the use of addictions, but we do support addicts, using or not. We know that addicts will always use their addictions until and unless they are in recovery. As such, we support recovery, and we support all means to allow addicts to enter recovery, including destigmatization, decriminalization, and preventing the abuse and de facto punishment of active addicts. We do not support or condone hurtful interpersonal actions or crime by addicts, but we do believe that the rational and realistic attitude we have about addictions and addicts will lead to significant reduction of addiction-based crime. An example of the catch-22 laws that all drug addicts face are those that criminalize the purchase, possession, and use of "illegal" drugs. How is it possible to be a drug addict and not purchase, possess, and use illegal drugs? Thus, merely being a drug addict is being a felon, ipso facto. Our realistic attitude about addiction is the only attitude that promotes self-diagnosis and hence, quick and easy access to recovery; the only means of preventing the damaging effects of addictions. We do not justify the "but I have a disease" excuse concerning getting off the hook or getting out of taking responsibility and being accountable for proven hurtful interpersonal crimes. We do believe, though, that our approach to the cause and etiology of addictions, and our destigmatization campaign will drastically reduce addicts from having to act out interpersonal crimes by allowing them to come out of the closet into the fresh air of honestly admitting their Hypoism and addictions. The societal atmosphere must be enlightened, accepting, and conducive for this to occur. Judgmentalism, stigmatization, and punishment for merely being an addict perpetuates all the negative aspects of addiction inside the closet of shame and personal denial. The present psychological/religious paradigm of addictions ensures the perpetuation of the current societal attitudes which maintain and magnify these damaging aspects many times more than the addictions themselves. *addict - any person, in or out of recovery, who has ever used mood-altering drugs, people, behaviors, and/or beliefs to change their feelings against their will.
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You can take the addiction out of the hypoic, but you can't take the Hypoism out of the addict.
