Treatment

Some of us want to arrange everything perfectly or find solace in following a particular routine. However, when such thoughts of organizing and arranging things in an orderly manner turn compulsive and intrusive, it might be obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD). OCD belongs to the spectrum of anxiety disorders and is a complicated mental disorder. It can…

Sometimes you have to take a step behind to emerge stronger. Similarly, weaning off drugs and attaining long-term recovery is an uphill task. It is a life-transforming process. But people have to brace for relapses while trudging on the path to sobriety. It is wrong for people to consider relapse as a sign of failure….

A February 2019 report on substance use in India by the ministry of social justice and empowerment revealed that 5.2% of Indians or more than 57 million people are the victims of harmful alcohol use. There are an estimated 8.5 lakh people in India who inject drugs (PWID). The report also says that over 1.08%…

According to a recent government report substance abuse has a high prevalence rate in India. A minimum of 57 million Indians (5.2 percent of the population) rely on alcohol and require treatment. The report also estimated that 7.2 million Indians need treatment for marijuana addiction, 6 million for opioid addiction, and another 4 million for…

Addiction in India is widespread and millions in the country are in the grip of severe alcoholism and abuse of substances like cannabis, opiates and other over-the-counter drugs. However, there is an acute shortage of treatment centres to address this mammoth addiction problem in the country. According to Dr. Atul Ambedkar, additional professor of the…