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Navi Mumbai Opens Centre for Addiction Recovery and Rehabilitation

Navi Mumbai Opens Centre for Addiction Recovery and Rehabilitation
Navi Mumbai Opens 10-Bed De-Addiction Centre To Provide Medical And Psychological Support For Addiction Recovery · freepressjournal.in

Navi Mumbai has opened a centre to help people recover from addiction.

The centre has 10 beds for patients.

Doctors will check patients and provide medicines when needed.

Psychologists and counsellors will help patients deal with stress, depression, fear and negative thoughts.

Patients can also take part in yoga, meditation and exercise.

Games such as carrom and chess will provide recreation.

Police and city officials hope the centre will help people return to their communities.

The facility is part of a campaign to make Navi Mumbai free from drugs.

Key facts

Capacity
10 beds
Established by
Navi Mumbai Police Commissionerate and Navi Mumbai Municipal Corporation
Inaugurated by
Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis
Treatment offered
Medical evaluation, medication, psychotherapy and counselling
Wellness activities
Yoga, meditation, exercise, carrom and chess
Staffing
Psychiatrists, psychologists, counsellors, nurses, ward boys, security personnel and a manager
Campaign
‘Drug-Free Navi Mumbai’

Quotes

Milind Bharambe

Navi Mumbai police commissioner

“The new centre is expected to strengthen the city’s rehabilitation infrastructure by bringing together the police, municipal authorities, medical professionals, social organisations and citizens in efforts to make Navi Mumbai drug-free.”
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