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Clean Nagaland is a reporting platform, not an emergency service or a counseling service. This page lists resources for people in crisis, people worried about someone they love, and people who need support right now. If you need help, you are not alone.

If someone’s life is in danger right now

Call 112 immediately. This is the national emergency number for India and works for police, ambulance, and fire. It is free from any phone, including phones without a SIM card.

Do not file a report on Clean Nagaland and wait. Our moderation queue takes 24 to 72 hours. A person in immediate danger needs help in minutes, not days.

If you are thinking about suicide or self-harm

Please reach out. You matter, and free, confidential help is available in India.

  • iCall (free phone and email counseling): +91 9152987821, Monday to Saturday, 8 AM to 10 PM.
  • Vandrevala Foundation Helpline (24/7, free): 1860 2662 345 or +91 9999 666 555.
  • AASRA (24/7 suicide prevention): +91 9820466726.
  • NIMHANS Toll-Free (mental health support): 14416 or 1800-891-4416.

You do not need to be “serious enough” to call. If you are thinking about ending your life, or hurting yourself, or if everything feels hopeless, that is enough reason to pick up the phone.

If you are struggling with substance use

Addiction is a health condition, not a moral failure. Help exists.

Government services in Nagaland

  • State Mental Health Authority, Nagaland coordinates psychiatric and substance use services across district hospitals. Contact your nearest district hospital’s psychiatry department.
  • Integrated Rehabilitation Centres for Addicts (IRCA) operate in several districts with support from the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment. Ask your district social welfare office for the nearest one.
  • NSACS (Nagaland State AIDS Control Society) runs targeted interventions that include harm reduction services for people who inject drugs. Find your district Targeted Intervention (TI) unit through your district hospital.

National helplines

  • National Toll-Free Drug De-Addiction Helpline: 1800-11-0031. Free, confidential, 24/7.
  • Nasha Mukt Bharat Abhiyaan district helplines. Ask at your district hospital for the current number in your area.

Community-based support

  • Narcotics Anonymous India runs meetings in Dimapur and Kohima. Visit na-india.org to find a current meeting schedule.
  • Alcoholics Anonymous India runs meetings across Nagaland. Visit aaindiagso.org to find your nearest group.

Meetings are free. You do not need a referral. You do not need to stop using first. You can walk in, listen, and leave whenever you want.

If a family member is affected

Being the parent, sibling, spouse, or child of someone with a substance use disorder is exhausting. You also deserve support.

  • Al-Anon (for families of alcoholics) and Nar-Anon (for families of drug users) hold meetings in Nagaland. These are support groups for you, not for the person using. Visit al-anon.org or nar-anon.org.
  • Most IRCA centers offer family counseling alongside treatment for the person using. Ask when you make initial contact.

Things that usually help

  • Learn about addiction as a health condition. Understanding reduces blame.
  • Set limits that protect your wellbeing without cutting off the person entirely.
  • Connect with other families in similar situations. You are not the first to face this.
  • Make sure your own sleep, food, and relationships do not collapse. You cannot help from empty.

Things that usually do not help

  • Hiding the problem from extended family or your community forever. Shame keeps people sick.
  • Trying to force the person into treatment against their will. Sustainable recovery comes from the person’s own choice.
  • Taking on their finances, legal problems, or relationships completely. This delays the natural consequences that often motivate change.
  • Giving up. Relapse is part of recovery for most people. It does not mean treatment failed.

If you saw something and do not know what to do

You do not have to confront anyone. You do not have to investigate. You do not have to put yourself at risk. The best thing you can do is file a report on Clean Nagaland from a safe place, then step away.

If you are physically at a location where something dangerous is happening right now, leave first. Report later.

If someone is threatening you

If you believe you are in danger because of something you saw, heard, or reported:

  • Immediate danger: call 112.
  • Ongoing threats or harassment: file a police complaint at your nearest station. Keep written, photo, or recorded evidence if you can do so safely.
  • If the threat is because of a report you filed on Clean Nagaland, contact us through the Contact page. We will take down any pin or listing that puts a specific person at risk.

Your safety is more important than any pin on any map.

A note on stigma

Nagaland is a small place. People know each other. A family affected by addiction often feels they cannot ask for help because the whole village will find out. This silence makes things worse.

Helplines and counseling services listed on this page are confidential. Calling does not put you on any list. Attending a meeting does not make you a known addict. Asking a priest, a teacher, or a friend for help does not label you for life.

Clean Nagaland was built partly to make reporting safe and anonymous, so that people can speak up without being marked. The same principle applies to asking for help. You do not owe anyone the story of your struggle. You only owe yourself the chance to get better.

We are not the right place for

  • Medical diagnosis or treatment. See a qualified doctor.
  • Mental health therapy. See a qualified counselor or psychiatrist.
  • Legal advice. See a qualified lawyer or a legal aid clinic.
  • Emergency response. Call 112.

Clean Nagaland is a civic reporting tool. We do our part. The resources above do theirs. Together, a person in crisis has more doors to knock on than any one service can provide alone.

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