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Dear Madam, dear Sir,

For a school project I'm doing research to the mental/psychological causes of addiction, and I was hoping that you could help me out with some questions.

- What are the proven mental/psychological causes of addiction? (Does depression, enviroment, family situation, etc. play a part in addiction.)

- Is it true that some people are mentally more vulnerable to addiction than others? If so, how come?

- When people are physically totally cured, are there any psychologycal/mental causes which make them fall back into their habits easily again?

I would really appreciate if you could answer these questions. Any other information that you can provide about the psychological/mental causes of addiction is very welcome as well.

Thank you!

Joël Zwaan (16 yr.)
The Netherlands


Answer
You will find most of the answers in:

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

or read my book "Getting off the Hook" at Google Book Search.

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Jurriaan Plesman BA (Psych) Post Grad Dip Clin Nutr
Editor of
The Hypoglycemic Health Association of Australia.
www.hypoglycemia.asn.au
Author of "Getting off the Hook"
Freely available at Google Book Search  

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Jurriaan Plesman, Nutritional Psychotherapist

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I have a degree in Psychology from the Sydney University and a Postgraduate Diploma in Clinical Nutrition. I am also the author of “GETTING OFF THE HOOK” which deals with the nutritional and psychological treatment of personality disorders. It is freely available on the internet at Google Book Search. I am interested in the relationship between nutrition and behaviour, and as a Probation ans Parole Officer facilitated groups for offenders, many of whom were alcoholics and drug addicts, sex offenders or compulsive gamblers, as well as the whole gamut of “personality disorders”. I am also the ex-editor of the Hypoglycemic Health Association of Australia Newsletter, a quarterly publication dealing with hypoglycemia and related health problems. Its web site, together with a shortened course of PSYCHOTHERAPY can be visited at: http://www.hypoglycemia.asn.au

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Nutritional Psychotherapy

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The Hypoglycemic Health Association of Australia

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Book: "Getting Off the Hook"freely available on the internet at Google Book Search.
Editor: Hypoglycemic Health Association of Australia
http://www.hypoglycemia.asn.au

Education/Credentials
BA(Psych), Sydney University, Post Grad Dip Clin Nutr (International Academy of Nutrition)

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