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The decade after World War 2 marked the shift of the idea that perpetuating substance abuse is not a choice. Instead it is a compulsive behaviour observed among the addicts. With the formation of Alcoholics Anonymous or AA, a group focused on healing addicts instead of shunning and punishing them, there came a drastic change […]

The disease of addiction can affect people from all walks of life, races, cultures and societies. It doesn’t differentiate. While addiction itself is a big trauma, most addicts are afraid to seek help because of the uncertainties about the stay in a rehab and a possible social stigma . But, do not worry as we […]

Dual-diagnosis Dual- diagnosis is a diagnosis of co-occurring psychiatric disorders among addicts. The traditional view that psychiatric disorders are unrelated to drug dependency had for a long time hampered effective treatment of patients who exhibit both types of disorders. Researchers, through recent studies, have made great strides in understanding and treating addicts with co-occurring psychiatric […]

Cannabis abuse and Dependence Cannabis is generally assumed as a non-addictive drug and hence is used for recreational purposes in many countries. But unfortunately, some studies have shown that Cannabis dependence develops in about 9% of its users. Though the resultant dependence is significantly less than that of heroin, cocaine, alcohol, and prescribed anxiolytics and […]

Pot use has now become a common recreational activity among teens who are more experimental, adventurous and tend to come under peer pressure. Also, teens take weed as an escape from the natural anxiety that they have. This phenomenon is a red flag in the sense that adolescent brains are still developing and consumption of […]