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Jammu and Kashmir drug treatments hit 46,491 in 2025-26, highest in 5 years
Jammu and Kashmir drug treatments hit 46,491 in 2025-26, highest in 5 years
Data tabled in the Rajya Sabha on Wednesday shows 46,491 people were treated for drug addiction at government-supported centres in Jammu and Kashmir in 2025-26, the highest annual figure in five years.…
The Story in Brief
Data tabled in the Rajya Sabha on Wednesday shows 46,491 people were treated for drug addiction at government-supported centres in Jammu and Kashmir in 2025-26, the highest annual figure in five years. The number has risen sharply from 5,382 in 2021-22, with 27,843 treated in 2022-23, 40,546 in 2023-24 and 36,588 in 2024-25.
Jammu district recorded the most treatments at 9,960, followed by Srinagar (6,204), Bandipore (5,769), Kulgam (5,765) and Rajouri (5,561). The ministry's 2018 National Survey estimated 5.4 lakh opioid users in J&K, a prevalence of 4.91% among those aged 10-75. The government runs 33 facilities under the National Action Plan for Drug Demand Reduction.
The Indian Opinion
The eight-fold jump in treated addicts since 2021-22 is alarming, but it may reflect better reporting and outreach rather than a sudden explosion of addiction. The government's 4.6 lakh national helpline calls and 1.20 crore sensitised people in J&K under the Nasha Mukt Bharat campaign show effort, but numbers alone don't measure rehabilitation success. The real test: do these 46,491 patients stay clean a year later? Without that data, we are counting admissions, not recoveries.
Source: greaterkashmir.com
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