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Involuntary Admission to Rehab in India: What the Law Allows, and What It Doesn’t
Watching someone struggle with alcohol or drugs while they deny help and say they’re fine, when they are clearly not, is one of the hardest things a family can go through. You may have tried talking to them, begging…
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Smack, Brown Sugar, Heroin: Understanding Opioid Addiction in India
Smack, brown sugar, and chitta all refer to heroin, an opioid. According to a national survey, about 2 crore Indians have used opioids. Heroin is the most common form of opioid used in India. A lot of the population…
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Does weed help with ADHD or make it worse?
You might have come across memes on social media where people with ADHD talk about how weed helps them feel “normal” and be focused. Maybe it’s something you’ve experimented with to feel calmer. Or you’re just trying to…
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Binge drinking: Signs, risks, and how to cut back safely
Most of us have either been there or know someone who drinks too much on one random night out, passes out, and has no memory of anything the next day. Binge drinking is one of the most common patterns there is. It is so…
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Understanding How to Deal With Grief and When to Seek Help
Grief isn’t a problem to be solved. It is a natural response to losing something or someone you loved or valued. It is like a wound that needs time and care to heal. If you are reading this while carrying grief from a…
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Nasha Mukt Bharat Abhiyan: What It Is, What It’s Doing, and What Still Needs to Change
Addiction is an increasing problem in India. Substance use has become common in every other household. Around 16 crore people consume alcohol, more than 3 crore use cannabis, and around 1.8 crore use opioids. Behind…
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Weed addiction: Is cannabis really that harmless?
Almost everyone has heard people say “it’s just weed,” “it’s just a plant,” or “it’s natural.” Maybe someone passes around joints at a party, swearing it’s harmless. Maybe someone points out that people have used bhang…
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Non-suicidal self-harm as a coping mechanism
Many people hurt themselves on purpose. Even when they are not suicidal. They don’t want to die, but still may cut themselves. This is called non-suicidal self-injury or self-harm. For most people who do it, it isn’t to…
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Addiction and recovery in India: What the latest data actually tells us
Almost everyone in India knows someone with a drinking or drug problem. An uncle who drinks too much, a neighbour’s son who went to rehab and got better, a friend who started taking too many drugs. The numbers behind…
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Enabling Addiction: Behaviors to Stop If You Love Someone in Recovery
If you love someone who is struggling with addiction, you have probably tried everything you can to help. You have probably covered their bills, tried to cover for them in front of relatives or at work, even given money…