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Drug Addiction Treatment

Drug addiction treatment built around your loved one’s exact situation.

Drug addiction is not one disease — it is many. Heroin dependency is not cocaine dependency. Prescription drug addiction is not cannabis. SimranShri’s drug addiction treatment is substance-specific, psychiatrist-led, and structured around the clinical reality of what your family member is actually using.

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A young Indian man seated in quiet reflection — the moment a family arrives for drug addiction assessment
Substances treatedHeroin · cocaine · opioids · poly-substance
Treatment duration45–120 days residential
Detox structureSubstance-specific protocol
AccreditationGovernment Licensed — UP Health Department
Substances treatedHeroin · cocaine · opioids · poly-substance
Treatment duration45–120 days residential
Detox structureSubstance-specific protocol
AccreditationGovernment Licensed — UP Health Department
Substances treatedHeroin · cocaine · opioids · poly-substance
Treatment duration45–120 days residential
Detox structureSubstance-specific protocol
AccreditationGovernment Licensed — UP Health Department
01 — Definition

What is drug addiction?

Drug addiction — clinically, Substance Use Disorder — is a chronic, relapsing medical condition characterised by compulsive drug-seeking despite harmful consequences. Unlike alcohol, drug addiction is not one condition. Each substance creates a distinct physiological dependency, a distinct withdrawal syndrome, and requires a substance-specific clinical protocol. Heroin detox is managed differently from cocaine detox. Prescription opioid dependency is managed differently from cannabis dependency.

In India, drug addiction cuts across every demographic. The family calling about their 19-year-old son addicted to prescription codeine syrup is the same family in principle as the one calling about their 45-year-old husband on cocaine. Both need medically supervised detoxification. Both need structured therapy. Both need family involvement. What differs is the substance-specific medication protocol, the withdrawal timeline, and the craving management strategy.

Drug addiction responds to structured treatment at every stage. The research is unambiguous: combined medical detox, evidence-based therapy, family integration, and long-term aftercare produces sustained recovery for the majority of patients who complete the programme. SimranShri has delivered this combination to hundreds of families across Delhi NCR over seven years.

02 — Recognising the signs

Recognising drug addiction

Drug addiction often hides better than alcohol addiction — fewer obvious physical cues, no smell on the breath, usually consumed privately. The signs below are what families typically notice first, grouped by where they tend to appear.

01

Family-visible patterns

  • Unexplained cash withdrawals or missing household money
  • New friends the family never meets; old friendships abandoned
  • Secrecy around phone, room, or daily movements
  • Valuables going missing — jewellery, electronics, cash
  • Extreme mood swings unrelated to any life event
  • Defensive or aggressive response when asked about substance use
02

Physical and medical

  • Dilated or pinpoint pupils; bloodshot eyes
  • Needle marks, bruising, or infections at injection sites
  • Sudden weight loss; deterioration in appearance
  • Nosebleeds or chronic runny nose (cocaine / inhalants)
  • Drowsiness or nodding off at inappropriate times
  • Tremors, sweating, or restlessness between uses
03

Behavioural patterns

  • Withdrawal from family activities, hobbies, and responsibilities
  • Deteriorating work or academic performance
  • Periods of intense energy followed by exhausted crashes
  • Lying about whereabouts, finances, or substance use
  • Legal or financial problems emerging for the first time
  • Escalating tolerance — needing more of the drug for the same effect

One or two patterns in isolation can be dismissed. Three or more, consistently, warrant a clinical conversation.

03 — Who this program is for

Who this program is for

Families arriving at SimranShri rarely look the same. Click a profile below — chances are you’ll see yourself in one of them.

01

The parent of a young adult

You found the evidence — the bottle, the packet, the unexplained withdrawal symptoms. You have confronted them. They have denied, then admitted, then promised to stop. The promise has been broken. You need structured clinical treatment, not another conversation.

04 — The pathway

The drug treatment pathway at SimranShri

Drug addiction treatment follows a structured clinical arc that adapts to the substance. Timelines differ — heroin detox is typically 7–10 days, cocaine withdrawal is longer behaviourally than physically, prescription drug tapers may run weeks. The framework below is the overall structure.

  1. 01
    Day 1–3

    Assessment & toxicology screen

    Full medical assessment including toxicology screening to identify all substances present, psychiatric evaluation, physical examination, and medical history. This informs the substance-specific detox protocol.

  2. 02
    Day 1–14

    Medically supervised detox

    Substance-specific detox under 24×7 psychiatric supervision. Opioid/heroin detox uses tapered buprenorphine or methadone. Stimulant withdrawal is behavioural-heavy, requiring different support. Benzodiazepine tapers take weeks. Protocols are individualised.

  3. 03
    Week 2–10

    Structured therapy phase

    Daily individual counselling, CBT, group therapy, trigger-mapping sessions, craving management, and the 12-step framework. Motivational interviewing strengthens commitment during the first weeks when relapse pressure is highest.

  4. 04
    Weeks 2 onward

    Family therapy & integration

    Structured family sessions rebuild communication, address enabling patterns, and prepare the home environment. Addiction within a family affects every relationship — the programme treats the whole system, not just the patient.

  5. 05
    12-month follow-up

    Discharge planning & aftercare

    Written aftercare plan, outpatient follow-up schedule, NA meeting list for the patient’s home city, relapse-warning-signs inventory, family communication protocol, and fast re-admission access if needed.

05 — Clinical methods

Evidence-based methods we use

Drug addiction has the strongest outcome research of any addiction category. We apply the methods with established evidence — matched to substance, severity, and patient presentation, not as a uniform protocol.

  • 01

    Substance-specific medical detox

    Opioid withdrawal uses buprenorphine or methadone taper protocols. Benzodiazepine withdrawal follows a slow-taper schedule. Cocaine withdrawal is primarily supportive. Each substance has a distinct evidence-based detox pathway under psychiatric supervision.

  • 02

    Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT)

    Identifies drug-use-linked thought patterns and situational triggers, then builds concrete behavioural alternatives. Delivered individually and in groups throughout the residential programme.

  • 03

    Contingency Management

    Evidence-based behavioural reinforcement that rewards sustained abstinence with structured milestones. Particularly strong evidence base for stimulant addictions.

  • 04

    Motivational Interviewing (MI)

    Counselling approach that strengthens the patient’s own commitment to change. Valuable in the early weeks when motivation is volatile.

  • 05

    12-Step framework (NA integration)

    Narcotics Anonymous peer-support structure integrated into daily programme and continued via local NA meetings after discharge.

  • 06

    Medication-assisted treatment

    Long-term opioid-dependency medications (buprenorphine, naltrexone) prescribed where clinically indicated, always under psychiatric supervision.

  • 07

    Family therapy

    Structured sessions addressing the enabling, denial, and confrontation patterns that develop around a family member’s drug use. Evidence shows family involvement substantially improves long-term outcomes.

06 — Why choose us

Why families choose SimranShri for drug treatment

01

Substance-specific protocols

Heroin, cocaine, prescription opioids, and cannabis each receive a distinct clinical protocol — not a generic "drug detox" approach. The admission assessment determines which pathway.

02

Psychiatrist-led medical care

A qualified psychiatrist leads medical assessments, medication protocols, and ongoing care. Not a visiting doctor on call — on-site clinical leadership throughout treatment.

03

12-month aftercare framework

Drug relapse risk is highest in the first six months after discharge. Our aftercare programme includes outpatient follow-ups, NA meeting connections, and fast re-admission access.

04

Family built into the design

Drug addiction fractures families long before it damages the patient’s health. Family therapy sessions are scheduled weekly throughout treatment, not added as an afterthought.

07 — Outcomes

What recovery looks like for drug addiction

Recovery from drug addiction is a long arc — not a 30-day event. Our outcomes reflect the full architecture of medical detox, structured therapy, family integration, and 12-month aftercare.

94%Program completion rate
2,000+Families supported across North India
7+Years of continuous operation
12 monthsAftercare included in every programme
A realistic timeline

Drug addiction treatment programmes typically run 45 to 120 days residential, depending on substance, severity, and co-occurring medical conditions. Outpatient follow-up and structured aftercare extend 12 months beyond discharge. Relapse, when it occurs, is treated as part of the clinical picture — not a failure — with fast-track re-admission built into every aftercare plan.

08 — Questions families ask

Before you call, here’s what most families want to know.

If your question isn’t here, call us. Our admissions team answers honestly, at any hour.

10 questions · Drug Addiction Treatment
10 — The first step

You have done the hardest part— you started looking.Now let us help.

One confidential call. Our admissions team listens, assesses, and tells you — honestly — what drug addiction treatment at SimranShri would look like for your family.

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