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Saturday, June 9, 2007

A glimmer of hope for addicts


Gulf Daily News -The voice of Bahrain
Vol XXX No. 81 Saturday 9th June 2007






With campaigns continuing to combat smoking, drug abuse and alcoholism in Bahrain and worldwide, DEAN WILLIAMS examines the complexities of addiction. In 1931, an American businessman Rowland Hazard realised that his drinking was becoming a problem for himself and those around him.

So, seeking a solution, he travelled to Zurich, Switzerland where he consulted the renowned psychiatrist, Carl Gustav Jung.

After working with Hazard for a time, Jung told him that his alcoholic condition was near hopeless and only a spiritual experience held any hope of salvation.
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