Addiction Recovery

Punjab Anti-Drug Campaign Shifts Focus to Post-Recovery Employment and Livelihoods

Punjab Anti-Drug Campaign Shifts Focus to Post-Recovery Employment and Livelihoods

Chandigarh (Gurpreet Singh): Punjab's 'Yudh Nashean Virudh' led by Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann is now being defined by stories of recovery and hope that have come their way through jobs and employment. Former addicts who once struggled to get rid of substance abuse are now busy rebuilding their lives working at hotels, restaurants, shopping malls, many are self-employed, at D-Mart, Blinkit, etc. Ever since the Yudh Nashean Virudh campaign took off in the state in March 2025, many victims of substance abuse who have completed treatment at various de-addiction facilities across Punjab have found employment, demonstrating how livelihood can…
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