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Press articles (used media abbreviations)

Joint effort sought to fight drug abuse (ht 26/06/2008), No Place For Drugs, by Shanker M. Singh (rn 26/06/2008), Drug abusers reach 150,000 in Nepal (Xinhua 26/06/2008)

Mindset mars treatment of drug abuse, by Sangeeta Rijal (kp 07/06/2008)

41.2 pc college students into drugs, alcohol, by Pradeep Meyangbo (kp 20/12/2007)

Drug education, by Niranjan Khatiwada (kp 15/10/2007)

Drug abuse unabated in Nepal's schools: survey (pd 21/09/2007)

Drug abuse: High times hit new lows, by Tashi Genden and Tom Atwood (kp 26/07/2007)

Glue is sticking with Kathmandu kids, by Karen Choy (sp 29/06/2007)

Drug Users Protest : Money collected to protest govt inaction (kp 27/06/2007)

Sitaula seeks help to curb drug abuse (nn 26/06/2007)

'Just dare, you can kick drugs', by Sangeeta Rijal (kp 26/03/2007), Drug addiction (kp 27/03/2007)

70,000 drug addicts in Nepal (samn 25/02/2007)

Want to quit drug addiction? Try surgery (kp 03/01/2007)

Govt to launch anti- drug demand drive (kp 21/09/2006)

‘Media can help check drug addiction’ (kp 24/07/2006)

Rehabilitation To Counter Drug Addiction, by P.Gopakumar (rn 09/07/2006)

Drop-in center for women drug users (nn p05/03/2006)

Almost half of country’s population consumes alcohol: Experts (nn 19/11/2005)

Youths & Drug Addiction, by Gopal Shuvechhu (rn 23/12/2004)

Helping people like us: Ex-addicts at a rehab centre in Pokhara address Nepal’s growing drug problem, by Vincent Androsiglio (nt 03/12/2004)

Drug-related cases double in Dharan in three months (ht 25/10/2004), 15% of drug addicts in Dharan are students (rn 31/10/2004)

Drug users ask govt to go easy on methadone use (ht 02/08/2004)

Media help sought to check drug abuse (ht 26/06/2004), Discussion on media’s role in controlling drug abuse held (ht 28/06/2004)

Cured drug abusers return to addiction (rn 26/06/2004)

900 drug addicts benefit from ARC (rn 08/06/2004)

Nepal thrives as regional drug hub: The Robinson case may show why Nepal is still a major transhipment point for international drug trafficking, by Naresh Newar (nt 28/05/2004)

Ex-addict curses drugs (ht 19/04/2004)

About 35,000 IDUs in Nepal: Survey (rn 17/04/2004)

Female addicts face more problems (kp 13/04/2004)

UN body calls for curb on drug abuse, smuggling (ht 04/03/2004), Report addiction (ht 05/03/2004)

Drug abuse costs govt Rs 8.3b annually (kp 04/03/2004)

Stunning revelation (ht 03/02/2004)

Ex-drug users educate addicts in Pokhara (rn 03/02/2004)

Drug Abuse: A Grave Problem (rn 28/01/2004)

Drug Menace (rn 29/12/2003)

50% drug addicts women, kids of 12 yrs affected (rn 20/12/2003)

80pc Birgunj youths addicted to drugs (ht 08/12/2003)

All they need is acceptance (kp 01/12/2003)

Drug abusers on rise in Dhangadhi (kp 29/11/2003)

92% drug addicts return to old habit after therapy (rn 24/11/2003)

Grave Problem Among Youth (rn 24/11/2003)

Drug addiction on the rise (Himalayan Times, 30/10/2003)

Drugs seizure in 2003 record in three years, say police (Himalayan Times, 14/10/2003)

Harm reduction programme for heavy-drug users vital (Kathmandu Post, 30/09/2003)

Drugs Abuse and Health Hazard, by Niranjan Prasad Upadhyay (Spotlight, 25/07/2003)

90 pc youth use marijuana, hashish: Study (Kathmandu Post, 30/06/2003)

Drop-in centre for drug-abusers (Kathmandu Post, 27/06/2003)

Abuse of drugs (Kathmandu Post, 26/06/2003), Who is responsible, drugs or we ? by Rajiv Kafle (Kathmandu Post, 26/06/2003)

High time schools woke up to drug abuse in their backyard, by Suvecha Pant (Kathmandu Post, 26/06/2003)

To one and all, by Rajni KC (Kathmandu Post, 18/05/2003)

Peer pressures, sibling bonding lead children to fall prey to drugs, by Suvecha Pant (Kathmandu Post, 18/05/2003)

Nepali traffickers, from mules to organised drug syndicates, by Bikash Sangraula & Jitendra Shah (Kathmandu Post, 15/05/2003)

Easy availability root cause of drug abuse, by Suvecha Pant (Kathmandu Post, 11/05/2003)

Two drug-related deaths reported in Pokhara every month, by Amrit Bhadgaunle (Kathmandu Post, 02/05/2003)

Children vulnerable to ‘darker’ side of life, by Suvecha Pant (Kathmandu Post, 01/05/2003)

Large-scale drug abuse in Jhapa (Kathmandu Post, 07/04/2003)

Drug abuse rampant in Pokhara, by Amrit Bhadgaunle (Kathmandu Post, 06/03/2003)

Urchins hooked to drugs, by Kamal Panthi (Kathmandu Post, 03/03/2003)

Cannabis farming sees an all-time high in Parsa, by Rajesh Mishra (Himalayan Times, 02/01/2003)

Nepal’s anonymous alcoholism, by Hemlata Rai (Nepali Times, 27/12/2002)

Cooperation vital to prevent drug abuse in SAARC region (Kathmandu Post, 25/12/2002)

Street children taking to glue-sniffing as first step towards addiction, by Pooja Shrestha (Kathmandu Post, 14/12/2002)

Is drug addiction down ? Numbers don’t tally, by Suraj Dawadi (Space Time Today, 11/11/2002)

Drug addiction common among urchins (Himalayan Times, 06/10/2002)

Drug abuse and civic consciousness, by Surendra Kumar Dahal (Space Time Today, 04/10/2002)

Craving For A Fix, by Uday Lama (Rising Nepal, 27/09/2002)

3,000 drug addicts in Jhapa (Kathmandu Post, 08/09/2002)

About 70,000 drug addicts in Nepal : Survey (Kathmandu Post, 06/09/2002)

Drug Abuse: Students At The Top, by Thakur mgai (Spotlight, 02/08/2002)

Anti Drug Abuse Day: Drug Dependence Behaviour Among Youth, by Niranjan Prasad Upadhyay (Rising Nepal, 26/06/2002)

Three arrested with 57 kgs of hashish, by Prabhakar Ghimire (Kathmandu Post, 15/03/2002)

Makawanpur marijuana farmers face starvation (Kathmandu Post, 31/01/2002)

Doing drugs is no more an all-male thing, by Shikha Manandhar (Kathmandu Post, 28/12/2001), see also editorial Deadly drugs (Kathmandu Post, 29/12/2001)

Proper guidance vital to keep children off drugs, by Ayushma Pandey (Kathmandu Post, 02/11/2001)

Drug Abuse And Mental Health Problems, by Niranjan Prasad Upadhyay (Rising Nepal, 29/10/2001)

Drugs abuse, by Hemlata Rai (Nepali Times, 28/09/2001)

Nepal still remains a safe haven for drug traffickers, by Seema A. Adhikari (Kathmandu Post, 08/09/2001

50-60 thousand drug users in Nepal: report (Rising Nepal, 03/09/2001)

Staying Away From Drugs, by Uday Lama (Rising Nepal, 20/07/2001)

Drug Abuses Among Young People Of Nepal: Psycho-Social Observation, by Niranjan Prasad Upadhyay (Rising Nepal, 11/07/2001)

Can’t hide drug abuse anymore, by Alok Tumbahangphey (Nepali Times, 29/06/2001)

Drug abuse on the rise in Ilam villages (Kathmandu Post, 29/06/2001)

Dharan in grip of druggists, by Manoj Rijal (Kathmandu Post, 21/05/2001)

Alcoholism: A Psychosocial Problem Among Youth, by Niranjan Prasad Upadhyay (Rising Nepal, 22/04/2001)

Sharp increase in drug-addicts in Dhankuta (Kathmandu Post, 18/04/2001)

Police destroy opium (Kathmandu Post, 20/03/2001)

For A Fistful Of Rupees (Spotlight, 09/03/2001), interview with a 26 years old drugs addict

Over 5,000 drug addicts in Pokhara (Kathmandu Post, 04/03/2001)

A proxy search for white heroin powder, by Tilak Pokharel (Kathmandu Post, 02/02/2001)

Confiscated narcotic drugs misused (Kathmandu Post, 23/01/2001)

Drug Menace (Rising Nepal, 19/01/2001)

Marijuana cultivated in 40 pc land in Parsa (Kathmandu Post, 11/01/2001)

Drug Abuse: Spiritual Treatment, by Akshay Sharma (Spotlight, 05/01/2001)

Anti drug programme not effective (People's Review, 21/12/2000)

Ganja Nation, by Shribhakta Khanal (Nepali Times, 15/12/2000), see also Going to pot (Nepali Times, 15/12/2000). See historical background article Christmas in Kathmandu, 1965, by Barbara Adams (People's Review, 28/12/2000)

Police destroy marijuana (Kathmandu Post, 12/12/2000)

Police destroy hemp in Parsa (Kathmandu Post, 24/11/2000)

ASK your inner self, you can quit drugs, by Tilak Pokharel (Kathmandu Post, 05/11/2000)

Drug abuse among youngsters in Nepal, by Dr Niranjan Prasad Upadhyay (Kathmandu Post, 02/11/2000)

Drug addiction taking alarming proportion (Kathmandu Post, 24/09/2000)

Update law to fight drug abuse (Rising Nepal, 13/08/2000)

Syring sharing: Dangerous habits, by Bibek Bhatta (Independent, 09/08/2000)

Consumers indifferent to substitue drugs (Kathmandu Post, 22/07/2000)

Drug Abuse: Matter Of Grave Concern, by Mohan K.C. (Rising Nepal, 05/07/2000)

Drug abuse on the rise (Rising Nepal, 02/07/2000)

20,000 IDUs in Nepal Second highest in Asia (Kathmandu Post, 01/07/2000)

US annual narcotics report on Nepal (Spotlight, 10/03/2000)

Nepal urged to combat illicit drug trade (Kathmandu Post, 24/02/2000)

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