Expert: Jurriaan Plesman, Nutritional Psychotherapist - 1/28/2010

Question
in short we have a son who is addict to pot & benzos. he does not go to school , no education , no manners,.. he respects no one does not follow orders at all.  we want to know how to stop enabling him ... please help w/ advice...he is 17 yrs. old.. hes giving younger brothers bad,bad example wwhere now they are experimenting w/ pot too. do we throw him out? do we keep him indoors? what?

Answer
Hi jose &tina,

This is a difficult situation for you. He has to be stopped by any means. If he is smoking pot and he does not stop the best is to report it to the police or threaten him to report it to the police. If he commits an offence this should be reported to the police., It is called TOUGH LOVE!!! He must be given the choice of treatment or non-support from you.

Addicts are difficult to treat especially if they do not want to or are not acknowledging that they have an addiction problem. Once they acknowledge they have a problem and want treatment they can be treated. Please read:

Why Alcoholics Drink? at
http://www.hypoglycemia.asn.au/articles/WAD.html

Alcoholism (or Addiction) is a Treatable Disease at:
http://curezone.com/upload/PDF/Articles/jurplesman/alcoholism_treatable.pdf

Drug Addiction is a Nutritional Disorder at:
http://www.hypoglycemia.asn.au/articles/drug_addictions_nutritional_disorder.htm...

The first step in treatment is going on a hypoglycemic diet. If problems persist, it is best to consult a Nutritional Doctor, Clinical Nutritionist or a Nutritional Psychologist.
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Jurriaan Plesman, Nutritional Psychotherapist
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