A Call for Professional Associations and Civil Society to Lead Innovative Responses As the world observes the International Day Against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking under the theme "World Drug Problem: Persisting Issues, New Challenges, Innovative Responses," India has an opportunity to confront one of the most urgent yet under-discussed challenges in addiction care: building a humane, effective, and recovery-oriented system that extends beyond detoxification and institutional treatment. India's conversation on substance use often focuses on drugs, crime, law enforcement, and treatment. Far less attention is given to recovery, relapse prevention, family support, community reintegration, workforce development, and the role of people with lived experience. Yet these are precisely the areas where the future of addiction recovery will be decided. The Challenge Beyond Detoxification India's addiction response continues to be heavily centred on detoxification and s...
ARPAN is a Nada India Foundation supported project. Under ARPAN Project,Nada India initiated a network of peer led treatment facilities that work to reduce high-risk behavior as they relate to drug abuse, NCDs,HIV/AIDS and Tuberculosis . Nada India assists Peer led drug rehabilitation centers to establish and implement a standard of care by capacity building and consultancy.This project paved the way to form Haryana NGO Network for Peer led Drug and Alcohol Prevention