A Quote by Vikram Patel

India remains one of the few nations which still focuses entirely on an archaic de-addiction model, administered by the ministry of social justice and empowerment, to address drinking problems, adhering to a centuries-old idea of these problems being a moral disorder rather than a health condition.

Vikram Patel

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Vikram Patel
Indian - Scientist
Born: May 5, 1964

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Herbert Marcuse

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