Expert: Jurriaan Plesman, Nutritional Psychotherapist - 4/3/2008

Question
i am 14 and my brother is fifteen and i don't know what to do. My brother does drugs distributes and lives a life he shouldn't. he drinks smokes does drugs and every thing seance he was 12 or 13.he has dropped out of school, been to ALC twice, JJAEP once, and rehab once. he quit for a while but he is just back to his ways. he is really a good brother and friend but my older brother is what started him on this path. i just don't know what to do. my dad is going to kick him out soon and i want some advice on what i should do. please help me he is just a kid

Answer
Hello tim.
It is so sad to hear that, but your brother is on a fast descending spiral into nothingness. He is obviously emotionally disturbed that he is trying to treat with illegal drugs.

He needs drugs rehabilitation and I must say these are generally not very successful because most of these organisations ignore the biochemistry of drugs addiction. Of course it is important that your brother must WANT to get off drugs, before he can be helped. If not he should be prepared to spend many years in jail. About 75% of prison inmate are drug addicts.

If you brother wants to get off drugs he needs to read:

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

Treatment of Drug Addiction at:
http://www.hypoglycemia.asn.au/articles/treatment_drug_addiction.html

please discuss this with your brother and also with your father, so they have an understanding of the true nature of drug addiction.

I hope have been of some help. If any more questions please come back.

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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"
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