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Mission 07 · Humanity

Nasha Mukti नशा मुक्ति

"Freedom from addiction."

What This Mission Is About

Freedom from addiction — for the person, and the family.

Nasha Mukti confronts addiction and the quiet devastation it brings to families. We support recovery, counsel families, and reach young people before addiction reaches them.

Addiction is not a moral failure — it is a struggle that deserves support, not shame. Behind every bottle is a family waiting to heal.

मन एव मनुष्याणां कारणं बन्धमोक्षयोः। "The mind alone is the cause of bondage — and of freedom."
— Amritabindu Upanishad
The Reality We Face

The quiet cost of addiction

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lost to alcohol harm each year
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Indians use alcohol (est.)
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harm ripples across the whole family
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recovery is possible with support

Sources: national health and economic studies. Help exists — recovery is possible.

What We Do

Four ways this mission restores freedom

Support, not shame — for the person and the people who love them.

1 · De-addiction Support

Connecting people to treatment, rehabilitation and recovery groups — with dignity and without judgement.

2 · Family Counselling

Supporting families to cope, heal and help a loved one recover, breaking cycles of blame and pain.

3 · Youth Awareness

Reaching young people early with honest education about addiction — prevention before dependence.

4 · Honest Messaging

Countering glamorised images of substance use with truthful, compassionate awareness.

Our Approach

How we turn a story into change

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Listen

To families living with addiction.

02

Understand

Its roots and its ripple.

03

Research

What recovery truly needs.

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Act

Treatment, counselling & prevention.

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Change

Families whole again.

Our Goal

Support recovery and reach youth in 100 communities.

We report our progress with care and honesty.

See the Impact Dashboard

Nasha Mukti — 2026 target

30%

Communities reached with support & awareness

Family counselling

22%

Progress toward 3,000 families supported

Evidence & Research

The research behind this mission

We ground our work in credible, published evidence. Explore key national studies and reports on this issue.

Magnitude of Substance Use in India, 2019

AIIMS-NDDTC for the Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment

The national survey on the extent and pattern of substance use — ~5.7 crore affected.

Read the report

Reports open in a new tab. We cite these sources for public awareness and do not claim authorship.

Government of India

Current government schemes for this cause

National programmes working on this issue. We align our grassroots work with these initiatives — and help people access them.

Nasha Mukt Bharat Abhiyaan (NMBA)

Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment

Nationwide drug demand-reduction movement; de-addiction helpline 14446.

Official website

Official government portals — open in a new tab. Vedanvesha Sansthan is an independent organisation and is not affiliated with these schemes.

मन एव मनुष्याणां कारणं बन्धमोक्षयोः।

Mana eva manuṣyāṇāṁ kāraṇaṁ bandha-mokṣayoḥ

“The mind alone is the cause of bondage — and of freedom.”

— Amritabindu Upanishad