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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”.