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Is it actually true that detoxing my body will help with the effects drugs have had on my brain?

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Dr. Ravi Chand answered

Specializes in Psychiatry

Brain Damage: If your brain has not been permanently damaged then detoxing will prevent further damage. If some permanent damage has happened, in the brain its usually irreversible, but detoxing will ensure prevention of further damage.

Answered 8/14/2013

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