مکاتبات مهندس و بیل؛ متد DST درمان تمامی اختلالات در کنار اعتیاد

Oct 28,2020

Dear Hossein,

The news of the use of the DST method to cure disorders beyond addiction is most welcome. Your early experiences warrant formal studies related to some of these other conditions.  There is a long history of treatments used for one condition that were found without intention and expectation to be effective for other conditions.

As for my own case, I will have new blood test results within the next two weeks and will keep you informed of how my treatment is going.

Here in the U.S., we are within weeks of our election. Our current leaders, in addition to other failures, have fallen woefully short in their polices related to addiction treatment and recovery support. I have been busy in my efforts to support candidates that I think will lead to positive changes in U.S. drug policy. You are quite correct that concealing problems or blaming others is not a sign of effective leadership.

I appreciate your information on how treatment clinics and NGOs in Iran have been affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. I think it will be some time before addiction treatment programs here in the U.S. return to normal levels of service provision, and I worry about communities in which some programs have closed due to the financial effects of the pandemic. Efforts will be needed to rebuild those lost resources.

The pandemic continues to spread here in the U.S. In Florida, we continue to have between 1,500 and 2,500 new COVID cases a day. Our governor has reopened the state under political pressure, risking even greater increases in spread of the virus. My wife and I have continued to isolate as much as possible and wear masks and practice regular handwashing any time we must leave our residence. Three of my professional colleagues have died of COVID since the pandemic began in the U.S., and it saddens me to read that more than 9—frontline caregivers have died of COVID since the first cases in the U.S.

The increased isolation is affording me greater time for reading and writing, which is something of an unexpected blessing. I would like to know of any of your favorite Iranian authors, whose works I might find translated into English. For pleasure, I have been reading several late 19^th century British and French detective stories, which I am greatly enjoying.

This week I posted a blog on increased incidence of alcohol-related deaths in the U.S. I shared my observation that public panic over recent surges in methamphetamine and opioid use and related problems has blinding us to the continued devastation produced by addiction to alcohol and nicotine, which is so endemic in the U.S. that we fail to see it.  

I am delighted to hear that Ani will be presenting her paper at an international conference. Please send me the link to the live presentation or its recording if that is available. Please extend my congratulations to her on this latest achievement.

The fall season is upon us and the weather is moderating with lower temperatures and humidity. Soon, many people from the north will be arriving to spend the winter months here in Florida. I like living in this temperate climate, but I miss all the colors of fall that we enjoyed when we lived in the North.

Friends and Brothers Forever,

Bill

  مترجم: احسان رنجبر