Pascal Gautier
Questions
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Doctors tend not to talk about "recovered drug addicts," and prefer the term "inactive addicts" those who dont use drugs right at given moment. In your opinion, is it not possible to get rid of this label? Even in the opinion of drug treatment experts, patients remain forever addicted. How can the modern society be taught to have an adequate attitude toward former drug addicts and consider them as a part of the society?
Former drug addicts are very unstable, but they can play a feasible role in the society as they possess a factual experience, which can be used in the treatment of others. Our attitude to people who use drugs affects their healing process. Our view towards the issue can become much broader if we have more knowledge about the mechanisms of reactions and the stimuli those people are manipulated by.
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In you opinion how important is parental education and relationships within the family in preventing drug addiction?
The support of family, relatives is quite important, but it has to be complemented with the due observation by specialists.
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What should be in the Internet age and growth of online communities informational methods to combat drug addiction? What do you think, what means will be most effective today, and how the state should behave in order to successfully affect the suffering of drug addiction and to conduct prevention among healthy population?
In my opinion, initially, it is important to pay considerable attention to bringing up the youth, harmonic development and the formation of their beliefs in the bright future. It is also important to conduct informational talks on such topics as drugs and their consequences. The talks have to be classified by age since young people’s psychological state is usually very fragile. Different methodologies need to be applied, such as, for instance, voluntary confessions in front of camera, switching groups or an unconventional pedagogy. The development of personal capabilities is another important dimension: sports, arts, culture can contribute to the result. Self-control and control-over-emotions methods, pondering over the meaning of life can add to maturity and gaining independence: mindfullness, meditations, yoga can play an important part in the process of treatment, and can complement therapy or act against recidivations.
