"As many as three in 10 people seeking detox, rehabilitation and deaddiction help are students addicted to marijuana," said senior doctor Gorav Gupta of the Tulasi Psychiatric and Rehabilitation Centre, a south Delhi detox facility where the troubled MBA student finally overcame his addiction.
Most users of ganja or weed - as it is popularly known - think it has medicinal properties and is harmless.
"But people need to think twice about using marijuana because it can affect brain development and result in chronic mental illnesses like schizophrenia," Gupta told IANS.
Clinical psychologist Ranjeet Singh, who works for the rehabilitation of drug addicts, added: "A majority of marijuana users tell us that they got initiated into it in colleges.
"It starts with one ganja cigarette and its frequency increases through the productive years of an addict," he said.
