In the lead-up to International Day Against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking – commemorated on June 26 – the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) has announced that a total of 4,421 patients have received treatment at its de-addiction centres over the past two years.

Of these, 1,889 patients were treated in 2023, which increased to 2,532 in 2024.

BMC provides both in-patient and outpatient treatment for various forms of substance abuse, including alcohol, cannabis (charas and ganja), heroin, tobacco, and other narcotics.