Episode 69: Does Using Make You an Expert?

What makes you an expert about alcohol, drugs, gambling, pornography, addiction, or even recovery?  What is your experience with these issues?  Some people look at being a “user” as having the most experience.  The person who is using lives it; and their experience sheds light on what it’s like to be someone struggling with an addiction to substances or behaviors.  But, does it make them an expert?  What happens when someone believes because they used the substance or engaged in their behavior they know the most?