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Marijuana Addict. Mentally Disturbed. Suggest De-addiction Centers?

Hi doctor, My brother is marijuana addict. He has been doing this for nearly 16 years. We came to know about this about 6 years back. We have been consulted many physicians and psychiatrists (more than 10) here in chennai, Tamil Nadu, India He is doing good when taking medicines. But after 4 or 5 months, he is again doing same thing. Now, he is mentally disturbed more and seems restless. We want to treat him as inpatient. I require any good place who is doing de- addiction and treatment for marijuana. Please kindly suggest anyone where we can get treatment for this? Moreover, we are middle class family, we could not afford more. thanks, giri
Wed, 26 Dec 2012
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Hi,

Welcome to HealthcareMagic Public Forum

Marijuana addiction is a chronic, relapsing and remitting illness. It is usual in course of illness that patient will start using it again. So, continuous efforts are needed to get rid of from this addiction.

Marijuana use associated with several psychological symptoms like your brother is experiencing.

You can consult in NIMHANS, Banglore which is a government institute and one the best for treatment.

I hope this information has been both informative and helpful for you.
Wish you Good Health.

Regards,
Dr. Ashish Mittal
www.99doctor.com
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Marijuana Addict. Mentally Disturbed. Suggest De-addiction Centers?

Hi, Welcome to HealthcareMagic Public Forum Marijuana addiction is a chronic, relapsing and remitting illness. It is usual in course of illness that patient will start using it again. So, continuous efforts are needed to get rid of from this addiction. Marijuana use associated with several psychological symptoms like your brother is experiencing. You can consult in NIMHANS, Banglore which is a government institute and one the best for treatment. I hope this information has been both informative and helpful for you. Wish you Good Health. Regards, Dr. Ashish Mittal www.99doctor.com