Posted on 08.10.09 6:44AM under Addiction Information, Medicine
Joan Gadsby recognized internationally as an authority, consultant, lecturer and public speaker on the responsible and informed use of benzodiazepines (tranquillizers & sleeping pills) and anti-depressants. Since writing her internationally endorsed book “Addiction By Prescription”, She has continued with great persistence and dedication to create awareness and bring about much overdue systemic change worldwide regarding addictive prescription drugs. Joan views antidepressants as the follow up to valium 25 years later and claims that as much as 30% of the adult population is strung-out on prescription drugs. Do you belong to that 30%? She received an Honorary PhD in Prescription Drug Addiction, Medical Research, Public Health and Promotion based on her previous academic studies, professional skills/experience, her 12 years of intensive research in this field.
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