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About Jurriaan Plesman
Expertise
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 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:
Degrees & Certifications: BA (Psychology) Sydney University and Post Grad Dipl Clin Nutr
Web page: http://www.hypoglycemia.asn.au
Experience
Psychotherapist
Organizations
The Hypoglycemic Health Association of Australia
http://www.hypoglycemia.asn.au
Publications
GETTING OFF THE HOOK
which is freely available on the internet at Google Book Search.
Various articles in Hypoglycemic Health Association Newsletter
Education/Credentials
BA(Psych), Post Grad Dip Clin Nutr
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You are here: Experts > Teens > Health for Teens > Addiction to Drugs > Daughter's Boyfriend Addicted to Meth
Expert: Jurriaan Plesman
Date: 5/16/2008
Subject: Daughter's Boyfriend Addicted to Meth
Question
Hi. My daughter had her 18th birthday about 2 weeks ago, and a week ago she told us that her boyfriend of 2.5 years is addicted to meth. He was in a rehab facility 2 weeks ago but used and was asked to leave the facility. He's now back at home with his parents (he'll be 20 in a month) awaiting an opening in rehab facility. My daughter says she never used, and I really want to believe her. I have had no indication that she's done drugs. She's a successful student about to graduate from high school and begin her college education. My concern is that she sees no reason to end this relationship and says that her boyfriend "needs her" and she loves him. This has been a rocky relationship with much mistrust on our (parents) part. We learned that our suspicions about our daughter's boyfriend were correct, and even worse than we expected. He was dealing meth for a time to support his habit. He's been doing meth on and off for 4 years. I want our daugther to end the relationship, but she seems determined to "fix" him and "find" him. What can I do? I'm afraid for her future.
Answer
Dear Lynn,
I can quite understand your concern about your daughter's relationship with an addict. Your daughter may realise that a relationship with an addicted person can not last for ever, and perhaps your daughter just wants to help her boyfriend. Drug addiction is a destroyer of relationships. Let us hope that your daughter is mature enough enough to take responsibility for her own decisions.
Drug addiction is very difficult to treat and the recovery rate is pretty low. But nevertheless drug addiction can be treated if therapists understand the underlying biochemical abnormality, that causes a person to become addicted to drugs. Unfortunately most drug rehabilitation centers fail in that respect.
Perhaps you may join your daughter helping her boyfriend by getting him proper treatment from a Nutritional Doctor or a Clinical Nutritionist or a Nutritional Psychologist, familiar with nutritional medicine.
Please read:
Drug Addiction is a Nutritional Disorder at:
http://www.hypoglycemia.asn.au/articles/drug_addictions_nutritional_disorder.htm...
and also:
Self-help Personal Growth Psychotherapy at:
http://www.hypoglycemia.asn.au/articles/self-help_personal_growth.html
to get an understanding of what nutritional medicine can do for drug addiction.
I hope I have been of some help.
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Jurriaan Plesman
Editor of
The Hypoglycemic Health Association of Australia.
www.hypoglycemia.asn.au
Author of "Getting off the Hook"
Freely available at Google Book Search
Skype: jurplesman
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