Biggest Problem for Youth in Nepal: Drug Addiction

Published February 28, 2014

Biggest Problem for Youth in Nepal: Drug Addiction – This video clip is the product of a Participatory Video (PV) session, where two college students in Kathmandu were taught videography and video editing skill…

EDITORIAL: Road is clear
The number of drug addicts has been rising. That means the … In Nepal, narcotics particularly in high demand are of the cheaper variety, such as marijuana, and the more expensive narcotics like heroin and cocaine are used by moneyed addicts. That is …
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Facebook an intelligence tool for police
KATHMANDU, FEB 24 – Three weeks ago, Nepal Police received a message on its Facebook page that hooligans gather around Dhulikhel Hospital and smoke weeds. The complainer claimed that some locals of the area were into substance abuse and …
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Hookah is not harmless‚ experts say
She studies alcohol and drug use patterns at the Stanford University School of Medicine in California and was not involved in the new review. "In casual conversations with friends and patients – folks often appreciate that smoking anything comes with …
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