Tick of approval

Professor Emeritus Nick Heather came to Australia to address the Alcohol and Drug Management section of the ADF’s inaugural Mental Health Conference and went away impressed with the organisation’s progress.

“I am delighted to see it reflects international current thinking and is as good as one can get,” he said.

Professor Heather told the conference there were few alcoholics in society, “but a huge percentage of the population who are heavy drinkers”.

He said the concept of alcoholism as a disease was “on the way out”.

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