Maradona enters clinic for substance abuse

BUENOS AIRES: Argentine football legend Diego Maradona will enter a Buenos Aires mental health clinic for 13 days for treatment for alcohol abuse, his personal doctor Alfredo Cahe said on Thursday.   

"We are starting another phase. Maradona is able to go out for therapeutic reasons. He can exercise and see his family," Cahe told radio Del Plata.   

Former Argentine captain Maradona, who has struggled with cocaine and alcohol abuse for years, was hospitalised for 22 days in April suffering from hepatitis linked to heavy drinking.   

Cahe said Maradona has begun talking more with other patients who are struggling with addictions.