

- The De-addiction Centre at NIMHANS was established in 1991.
- In 1998, the NIMHANS De-Addiction Centre was recognized as the Regional Centre for the Southern Region by the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Government of India.
- A separate building was commissioned in 2002.
- A separate facility for women with substance use was opened in 2014.
- It has now expanded into a 80 bedded in-patient facility with 10 HDU beds.
- A state of art “Toxicology lab”, “National Quit line for tobacco” and “Virtual Knowledge Network-NDA ECHO Hub” are part of this building.