Volume 7 Issue 11 November, 2017
❌ All addicted to substances are bad people.
✅ No, some behaviour under the influence of substances can create such impression in some people with addiction.
❌ Once a smoker/alcoholic is always a smoker/alcoholic.
✅ Different types proven treatment available to quit smoking and drinking though difficult to treat.
❌ Addiction can be cured with medication only.
✅ It requires both pharmacological and psychosocial management.
❌ People drink regularly only because they do not have responsibility.
✅ Other factor are craving, withdrawal symptoms, social influences etc.
❌ Drugs/alcohol/tobacco cause only physical damage to the body.
✅ Can cause various mental illnesses like psychosis, mania, depression, anxiety disorder etc.
Dr. Namrata Srinivasan, MVJMC & RH, Hoskote, Bengaluru.
