Tobacco
use on the rise in Nepal, 34.1% of population addicted
(rep 07/04/2024)
Number
of smokers in Nepal decreases by 34.1 percent (rep
28/11/2023), KMC
to impose complete ban on sale of tobacco products from
December 13 (rep 29/11/2023)
Police
in Karnali launch campaign against drugs : Cases of drug
abuse and smuggling have seen a steady rise in Karnali
Province in recent years, by Tripti Shahi (kp
15/10/2023)
Eastern
hill village prepares to legalise ‘kodo ko raksi’
: Residents believe liquor production will create jobs
and encourage millet cultivation, by Chandra Karki
(kp 30/08/2023)
New
provisions for reintegration of drug users into society
(ht 28/08/2023)
More
people consume alcohol than smoke in Nepal, report says
: Forty-two percent men and 11 percent women drink
alcohol while 28 percent men and five percent women use
tobacco (kp 20/07/2023)
More
than 5,500 people arrested for drug abuse in last FY
2022/23 (rep 18/07/2023)
Youths
Falling Prey To Chemical Drugs, by Nayak Paudel (rn
14/07/2023)
Coping
With Perils Of Drug Abuse, by Uttam Maharjan (rn
07/04/2023)
Nepal’s
failed approach to controlling tobacco use, by
Sabitri Dhakal (ae 28/06/2023), Impose
prohibitive tax on tobacco (ae 28/06/2023)
Alarming
rise in substance abuse among youths calls for
policy-level intervention : A 2020 survey showed that as
many as 130,424 Nepalis were abusing drugs. Police
estimate the number will double in the next survey in
2025, by Anup Ojha (kp 18/06/2023)
Drug
use and related crimes on the rise, by Ajabi Poudel
(ae 03/04/2023)
A
smoke-free Nepal : The country can take a cue from New
Zealand, which has implemented a tough law against
smoking, by Jaya Kumar Gurung (ae 07/03/2023)
After
‘MaPaSe’, police now launch ‘GaPaSe’ drive : In the past
month, police booked 15 persons, including a US citizen,
for driving under the influence of drugs, by Anup
Ojha (kp 18/01/2023)
Young
people in Sudurpaschim Province are increasingly
cottoning to narcotics : The number of drug-related
arrests in five months of the ongoing fiscal year has
surpassed last fiscal year’s total for the province,
according to police data. The number of abusers in rural
areas is higher than those in urban centres, by DR
Pant, Mohan Budhaair and Bhawani Bhatta (kp 22/12/2022)
Women
in Kalikot launch campaign to control alcoholism (kh
09/12/2022)
Nepal’s
drinking problem : Nepal has rules in place to regulate
alcohol sales. Alcohol cannot be sold to those under 18,
by Cilla Khatry (ae 08/09/2022)
Drug
abuse cases on rise in three years (kh 30/08/2022)
Drug
addiction on the rise in younger generation: Home
Minister Khand (rep 26/06/2022)
Annually,
over 27,000 people die from consumption of tobacco
products in country (rn 31/05/2022)
Youths
found to be more vulnerable to drug abuse (kh
20/08/2021)
Collective
Action Needed To Curb Drug Abuse, by Uttam Maharjan
(rn 12/04/2021)
Nepali
men drink and smoke more than women: CBS survey; 81% of
women in Nepal never consumed alcohol compared to 43% of
men who did, shows a new survey (rep 09/12/2020)
Nepal
votes in favor to remove cannabis from list of most
dangerous drugs (kh 03/12/2020)
Closure
of schools pushing students into drug addiction (ht
23/11/2020)
Recovering
drug users in Nepal have it tough during the pandemic,
by Sunny Mahat (ae 16/10/2020)
Alcohol
consumption, smoking decline in Nepal due to COVID-19:
Study (kh 27/09/2020)
What
we should know about Cannabis legalisation and
decriminalisation, by Lata Gautam, Jaya Satyal and
Apil Raj Bohara (rep 26/06/2020)
Curbing
drug abuse among youths in Dhanusa a challenge:
Drug-related cases have doubled in the past three years.
Police say they have intensified surveillance, but not
much has changed, by Santosh Singh (kp 30/11/2019)
Should
Nepal still continue to ban cannabis? The country needs
to understand the history of its trade and consumption,
and how the larger public feels about the issue, by
Raju Adhikari (kp 08/11/2019)
Drug
addiction: It is a health concern, by Rojan Khadka
(ht 30/09/2019)
Inside
Rolpa district’s quest to go alcohol-free: Alcohol was
banned during the Maoist insurgency in the district, but
the spectre of alcoholism has made a comeback, worrying
locals and officials, by Kashiram Dangi (kp
01/09/2019)
Police
start awareness drive against drug abuse in Bajhang
schools: The week-long campaign was launched on Sunday
to mark the International Day Against Drug Abuse and
Illicit Trafficking, by Basanta Pratap Singh (kp
27/06/2019)
Govt
directs schools to form cells to check drug abuse
(ht 17/06/2019)
Drug
abuse on the rise among youths in Bardibas Municipality,
by Sunita Baral (kp 13/05/2019)
The
cannabis industry: Many have legalised marijuana while
our policymakers have their head in the clouds, by
Raju Adhikari (kp 17/03/2019)
City’s
fresh bid to ban tobacco consumption in public places,
by Anup Ojha (kp 12/03/2019)
Morang
Police to continue drive against narcotics use (kp
27/02/2019)
16
youths arrested with drugs in 11 days, by Mohammad
Habib (rep 11/02/2019)
Police
destroy cannabis but never arrest farmers, by
Mithilesh Yadav (rep 30/12/2018)
Kalikot
district prohibits sale and consumption of alcohol,
by Tularam Pandey (kp 29/11/2018)
Not
worth the shot: The latest ‘alcohol ban’ is a classic
example of tail-chasing (kp 29/11/2018), Clampdown
on drinking to benefit bootleggers, by Rupak D
Sharma (ht 29/11/2018)
The
garden of Eden: The rise and fall of DD Sharma,
Kathmandu’s hashish pioneer, by Prawash Gautam (kp
29/09/2018)
Rise
in drug smuggling and abuse has police worried (ht
10/09/2018)
Drug
users double in Banke district (kp 02/09/2018)
Bajhang
bans alcohol from Sept 17, by Basanta Pratap Singh
(kp 02/08/2018)
Drug
abuse up 50 percent in valley, by Biken K Dawadi
(rep 10/08/2018)
Drug
abuse declining in Tikapur, by Yogesh Rawal (rep
10/08/2018)
Toxic
liquor kills six people in Dhanusha, by Shyam Sundar
Shashi (kp 29/06/2018)
Rethink
ban on marijuana: Experts, by Ram Kumar Kamat (ht
26/06/2018)
Govt
launches nationwide campaign against drug abuse (ht
21/06/2018)
Once
liquor-free Achham now ‘immersed’ in it, by Khamma
Khatri (rep 16/06/2018)
Udaypur
growing into a hub for drug dealers, users: 153 arrested
on charge of drug abuse in last 11 months (rep
07/06/2018)
Drug
abuse, smuggling rife in valley: NCB (ht 16/05/2018)
MoHA
to launch drive against drug, alcohol abuse (ht
10/05/2018)
Mother’s
Group bans alcohol in Achham village, by Menuka
Dhungana (kp 25/03/2018)
Police
step up efforts to curb hashish menace, by Kashiram
Dangi (kp 28/02/2018)
Ganja
narratives
of Nepal: Ganja has been intertwined with culture in
Nepal, making the authorities’ attempts to control it
all the more difficult, by Abhi Subedi (kp
18/02/2018)
Police
to arrest cannabis users at Pashupati this
Mahashivaratri festival, by Anup Ojha (kp
11/02/2018)
Affliction
of
booze: “Many problems will be solved if government bans
alcohol. We can afford our children’s education and buy
them better clothes and good food", by Ishwar
Rauniyar (rep 10/02/2018)
Women
drug
users in eastern Nepal: A silent story; According to a
2012 projection, drugs affect around 18,663 women in
Nepal. The scope of the problem is likely much larger,
but cultural stigmas and taboos limit women from getting
the help they need, by Jenna Kunze (kp 13/01/2018)
Growing
menace of drug abuse worries government: According to a
report, there are 200,000 drug users across the country
(ht 30/12/2017)
In
defence
of the cannabis plant: Nepal should follow the emerging
western trend of marijuana and hemp legalisation: It
would benefit the economy, by Bimal Rawal (kp
03/12/2017)
Number
of
drug users on the rise in Surkhet, by Nagendra
Upadhyaya (rep 01/08/2017)
What
it
means to listen: We should design societal systems that
facilitate communication as a preventative measure
against drug abuse, by Sagun Ballav Pant and Suman
Giri (kp 30/06/2017)
Concerted
efforts
sought to check menace of drug abuse (kp 27/06/2017)
Female
drug
users lack family support (ht 27/06/2017)
Stop
them
before they start: Authorities must focus on easily
accessible ‘gateway’ drugs such as alcohol and tobacco,
by Ashish Sinha (kp 26/06/2017)
Double
trouble:
The abuse of pharmaceutical drugs has emerged as a major
problem in recent years, by Apil R. Bohara (kp
25/06/2017)
Int’l
day
against drug abuse & illicit trafficking: Govt plans
week-long programme (kp 19/06/2017), Govt
to
hold anti-drug awareness programmes (ht 19/06/2017)
What
leads
youths into drug addiction? (ht 07/06/2017)
Former
addicts in drive against addiction (rep 05/06/2017)
Push
to
undo hash ban in Nepal: While the recreational use of
marijuana is controversial, the case for legalising its
medical use is strong, by Sahina Shrestha (nt
14/04/2017), Slim
dreams:
Girls using drugs to lose weight are getting addicted to
them, by Shreejana Shrestha (nt 14/04/2017)
Health
ministry
drafts bill to regulate alcohol consumption (ht
27/02/2017)
Gov’s
stringent
policy to regulate alcohol products, by Manish
Gautam (kp 22/02/2017), Govt
bans alcohol at public functions, private parties
(rep 22/02/2017)
75%
drug users between 15 to 30 year olds: 6-7 percent users are
girls; 35 percent prison inmates abuse drugs; Around 0.2
percent of school children also users: PABSON chair, by
Bishnu Prasad Aryal (rep 11/02/2017)
Youths
opt for controlled drugs over hard drugs, by Kamal Pariyar
(rep 15/12/2016)
Govt
to
launch drive against drug abuse (ht 23/09/2016)
Store
drugs
lead addicts to street drugs: For addicts, the line is
blurring between pharmaceutical drugs and hard drugs, by
Shreejana Shrestha (nt 05/08/2016)
‘Drug
abusers
should be rehabilitated, not punished’ (ht 27/06/2016)
Drug
abuse on the rise (ht 29/05/2016)
Daulichaur
folk
find a way to contain alcohol problem, by Basanta Pratap
Singh (kp 01/05/2016)
Prescription
drug
abuse worry officials (ht 07/03/2016)
Addicts
using
parents to get drugs: Police, by Ghanashyam Khadga
(11/02/2015)
Women
Drug Addicts At Greater Risk Than Men, by Tuphan Neupane (rn
06/02/2015)
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