Lok Sabha Question No. 2216 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-12-20
Subject: De-addiction Centres for Women
Ministry: SOCIAL JUSTICE AND EMPOWERMENT
Asked by: Shashi Tharoor

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF SOCIAL JUSTICE AND EMPOWERMENT LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.2216 TO BE ANSWERED ON 20.12.2022

## DE-ADDICTION CENTRES FOR WOMEN

## 2216. DR SHASHI THAROOR:

## Will the Minister of SOCIAL JUSTICE AND EMPOWERMENT be pleased to state:

- (a) whether any separate de-addiction centres exist for women dealing with substance abuse and if so, the details thereof, State-wise;
- (b) if not, whether the Government plans to open women-specific addiction centres under the Nasha Mukt Bharat Abhiyan owing to the additional stigma women may be subject to in cases of substance abuse, if so, the details thereof; and
- whether  any study has been undertaken to understand the patterns of substance  abuse amongst women on the national level and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE FOR SOCIAL JUSTICE AND EMPOWERMENT (SHRI A: NARAYANASWAMY)

- (a) (b): The scheme of National Action Plan for Drug Demand Reduction (NAPDDR) provides for establishing and assisting counseling/de-addiction centres or facilities for women etc. this Ministry or in convergence with other Central Ministries and implemented through various organizations/Government Departments. by

Four de-addiction centres are supported by the Department of Social Justice & Empowerment in the country for women dealing with substance use. The details of these de-addiction centres are given below: being

| No   | Name of organization            | State     | DDistrict      |
|------|---------------------------------|-----------|----------------|
|      | ISneha Bhawan                   | Manipur_  | [mphal West    |
|      | [United Voluntary_Youth Council | Manipur   | KChurachandpur |
|      | New Life Home Society           | Mizoram   | Aizwal         |
|      | Sri Baba Trust and Foundation   | Karnataka | Bangalore      |

- (c): The National Survey on Extent and Pattern of Substance Use in India was conducted between December 2017 and October 2018 by   Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment   through  National Dependence   Treatment Centre (NDDTC); India   Institute of   Medical Sciences   (AIIMS), New Delhi and it was published in 2019. As per this survey, the details of drug abuse among women is aS under: Drug

|               | Prevalence of Current Use   | Prevalence of Current Use   |
|---------------|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
| Substance     | Women                       | Estimated no. of Users      |
| annabis       | 0.65%                       | 3480000                     |
|               | 0.16%                       | 853000                      |
| (Sedatives    | 0.11%                       | 567000                      |
| ICocaine      | 0.02%                       | 91000                       |
| ATS           | 0.05%                       | 268000                      |
| IInhalants    | 0.08%                       | 429000                      |
| Hallucinogens | 0.01%                       | 54000                       |