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One of my relative is habitual of chewing gutkha all the time. He use to take 15 to 20 packet a day and it's been more than 20 years how he can easily quit gutkha.
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Dear lybrate user. I can understand. Gutka addiction comes under SUBSTANCE ABUSE AND ADDICTION. Deaddiction treatment is best suited for such addictions. Medically assisted drug detoxification or alcohol detoxification alone is ineffective as a treatment for addiction. The National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) recommends detoxification followed by both medication (where applicable) and behavioral therapy, followed by relapse prevention.
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