Last Updated: 12 Jan 2025
IMPACT 2022-2024[1]
-- ~10 lakh patients have undergone treatment
-- 97,413 addicts were admitted in Deaddiction and Rehabilitation Centers as of 11 Jan 2025
286% Rise in Outpatient Drug Clinics to Total 590 in 2024 under AAP Government
214% Rise in Deaddiction centers to Total 303 in 2024 under AAP Government
To Stop Misuse of Drug substitute Medicine
-- Centralised platform to manage & monitor patient and medicines[2]
-- Punjab is buying around 1,100 biometric devices and 529 HD web camera for De-addiction & OOAT centers[3]
| Year | OOAT Clinics |
|---|---|
| 2020 | 199 |
| 2021 | 206 |
| 2022 | 528 |
| 2023 | 529 |
| 2024[2:1] | 590 |
Total there are 36 government de-addiction centres and 177 private de-addiction centres in the State
| Year | De-addiction centres |
|---|---|
| 2019[3:2] | 141 (including 105 private) |
| 2023[3:3] | 213 (including 177 private) |
| 2024[4] | 303 (including 90 Rehabilitation Centers[1:1]) |
6 de-addiction centers & 8 rehabilitation centers have been identified for development as modern centers[6:1]
A special project to modernize the de-addiction and rehabilitation centers has been envisaged
Mis-use of buprenorphine: Pilferage of the substitute medicine is suspected
Centralised platform to manage & monitor patient and medicines[2:2]
Biometric Patient attendance
References:
https://yespunjab.com/cm-mann-seeks-amit-shahs-intervention-for-setting-up-special-ndps-courts-to-check-drug-menace/ ↩︎ ↩︎
https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chandigarh/punjab-to-roll-out-centralised-system-for-monitoring-drug-de-addiction-treatment/articleshow/116692154.cms ↩︎ ↩︎ ↩︎
https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/chandigarh/de-addiction-patients-biometric-attendance-9474195/ ↩︎ ↩︎ ↩︎ ↩︎ ↩︎
https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/punjab/policy-to-battle-drug-menace-in-punjab-in-works-rehab-priority/ ↩︎
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1U5IjoJJx1PsupDLWapEUsQxo_A3TBQXX/view (Page 15) ↩︎ ↩︎
https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/chandigarh/punjab-drug-crisis-awareness-crackdown-how-aap-govt-is-pushing-its-twin-track-campaign-9078268/ ↩︎ ↩︎
