Course #1 is aimed at informing hypnotists and other attendees about the cycle of addiction and how to treat this disease. Participants will be exposed to concepts and techniques related to alcoholism, drug addiction, pathological gambling, compulsive spending, sexual addiction, workaholism, eating disorders, co-dependency and more. The class will identify the core beliefs that drive addiction, discuss support groups and other strategies for recovery and address several hypnotherapy scripts that can facilitate recovery.