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Dear Sir
Do you believe in 'controlled' substance use? I hear of respectable people who are into cocaine when tey are partying or when they have to deal with a lot of stress (politicians, surgeons,police inspectors). They claim that it doesn't have any influence on their life whatsoever. Can this be true or are they living in an illusion?
Kind regards,
Lynn
Hi Lynn,
As a drug counsellor and psychotherapist my main experience has been with people who are addicted and want to get off drugs.
The question needs to be asked why would people need or want or be dependent on a drug to enjoy a social gathering?
The resort to chemical happiness usually belies an underlying abnormality or problem.
Jurriaan Plesman, BA (Psych) Post Grad Dip Clin Nutr
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Jurriaan Plesman, Nutritional Psychotherapist
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 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
Experience
Nutritional 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) (Sydney University) Post Grad Dip Clin Nutr (International Academy of Nutrition)
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