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Item Causes and Consequences of Drug Abuse in Nepal: A Study from Kakarvitta, Jhapa(Department of Sociology, 2013) Sharma, PremNot availableItem Drug Abuse and its Effects on Users‟ Life (A Study of Current Narcotic Drug Users in Pokhara)(Faculty of Sociology, 2014) G.C., Yam BahadurThe study “Drug abuse and its Effects on Users‟ Life” is to explore the social and cultural factors of being drug users and impacts of the drug abuse on their personal life. It is completely on field base descriptive types of study at Pokhara Sub-Metropolitan City of Kaski district. Availability based sampling strategy for 65 respondents (current drug users) and judgmental sampling strategies for the non-drug-using key informants were applied. This study is mainly based on primary sources of data however the secondary information were also incorporated during the study. The respondents were taken from both male and female of any age groups. The respondents were about 30% of the sample was taken from the current beneficiaries of Methadone Treatment Center (MTC) of Pokhara and the rest 70% from the community. Questionnaires with the interview schedule was made to and applied as tool to collect the primary information. The secondary information was taken from some recovered persons. The study found that the most of the respondents lived with their families and were either unemployed or students. About 52% of the respondents were unmarried and 62% are less than 29 years of age. Most of the narcotic drug users are male and a few of them are female. Large majorities (65%) of the respondents are from local ethnic groups whereas the Brahmin/Chhetri has 20% and Hill Dalit has 15% among total respondents. About 83% respondents had studied only up to the secondary level and dropped out due to the adoptation of drug use practice. Similarly, in all total 50.8% respondents (including 4.6% students) were unemployed. The majority (65%) of respondents were applied both oral and intravenous methods, whereas only oral are 23% and only intravenous are 12%. The commonest sources of drugs were illegal local drug dealers, other drug-using peers and sometime medicine shops. The commonest source of drugs money was the family. The study is found that about 70% of total respondents were not getting direct and daily care and guidance from their fathers during their teenage or schooling time when the most of the respondents were initiated to use drugs. Friends from the neighborhood and schools are known as the major sources to learn the drug abuse that the study has found. Similarly, the study has found the peer pressure; curiosity to experience and for the enjoyment is also the major stimulations to initiate drugs. Due to the drug use habit, the individual (user himself/herself) and family were affected by the various types of problems i.e. worse relationship with the wife, with family members and with the neighbors. Similarly, the user himself/herself has faced various types of personal problems i.e. lost the credibility, health problems, economic problems, dropout out the study and missed the opportunities on enhancing of capacity and to get various opportunities of jobs within the country and abroad as well. Similarly, the study is also explored that the due to the drug abuse practice by a member in a family; it has severe bad impacts falls on the whole family i.e. the family has lost the credibility and dignity from the neighbors and relatives. The economic problem is common. The study is also noticed that an overwhelming majority of drug abusers felt the need to stop abusing drugs. Cost-effective drug treatment is urgently needed in all areas of the country. By the end of the study, it can be concluded that the drug abuse among the young people in Pokhara is a serious problem. It has terrible effects on users‟ personal life, family and social status too. So, thinking a proverb “Prevention is better than care”, the proper parental guidance to their children during the teenage or schooling time is must.Item Drug Abuse Problem in Nepal: A Study at Youth Vision, Gothatar VDC, Ward No.3, Kathmandu, Nepal(Department of Sociology, 2012) Sakya, SujitaNot availableItem Drug Practices By Youths In Pokhara Sub-Metropolitan City A Sociological Study of Injecting Drug Users (IDUs) Under Rehabilitation in Asha Bhawan, Nayagaun, Pokhara Branch(Faculty of Sociology, 2016) Damai, Tam BahadurAvailable with full textItem Knowledge, Attitude and Behavior about the Misuse of Drugs at Triyuga Higher Secondary School Students Gaighat, Udayapur(Faculty of Health Education, 2014) Rajdhami, PurushotamThis study was carried out entitled "Knowledge, Attitude and Behavior about the misuse of Drugs between HPE and Non-HPE Students of Triyuga Higher Secondary School Gaighat". The investigator tried to find out knowledge, attitude and behavior towards drug misuse, abuse and addiction of HPE and Non-HPE students of higher secondary level. This descriptive study was carried out with an expectation to fulfill the three objectives, viz., to identify the knowledge about drug use, abuse and addiction of HPE and Non-HPE students of higher secondary level, to find out the attitudes between HPE and Non-HPE students of higher secondary level towards drug use, abuse and addiction, to identify the behavior of HPE and Non-HPE students of higher secondary level towards substances misuse. Researcher purposively selected HPE and Non –HPE students of Triyuga Higher Secondary School Gaighat with the help of school record. There were 200 students in higher secondary level. From 50 HPE students were randomly selected through lottery method on the same way from 50 Non-HPE students were selected. Questionnaire was a major tool of the study. Some were reviewed from the report of different organizations related to research topic and also retrieved from internet surfing. Descriptive analysis and interpretation of the data was some being based on quantitative and qualitative discussion. Question had divided into four parts according to the objectives. According to study, the mean age of HPE students was 17.7 year and Non-HPE was 17.6 year. Out of 50 HPE respondents 56 percent were male whereas, Non-HPE was 40 percent. About, 38 percent of HPE and 22 percent of Non-PHE respondents were farmer background. Similarly, 22 percent of HPE and 24 percent of Non-HPE respondents were from service holder. Likewise, 72 percent of HPE and 24 percent of Non-HPE student know about drug abuse, 82 percent of HPE and 76 percent of Non-HPE students had knowledge about drug addiction, 80 percent of HPE and of 64 percent of Non- HPE students knew about the effects of drug abuse, 76 percent of HPE and of 60 percent Non-HPE students intended to suggest drug abuser. Moreover, about 70 percent of HPE and 40 percent of Non-HPE students were disagreed with the option drug enhance personality, 60 percent HPE and 50 percent Non-HPE were agreed with the prescribed medicine cure diseases, about 24 percent HPE and 34 percent Non- HPE students were undecided with the option drug should be allowed for personal interest, more than half (60% of HPE and 50% of Non-HPE) students were agreed with over dose drugs is dangerous for health. Moreover, about 56 percent of HPE and 62 percent of Non-HPE percent used substances, 14.28 percent of HPE and 19.35 percent of Non-HPE students used prescribed drugs to cure disease, 25 percent of HPE and 32 percent of Non-HPE respondents used substances for religious purpose more than half (67.8% of HPE and 58 percent of Non-HPE) student started substances use during the age of 15-20 year, 53.5 percent HPE and 48.3 percent Non-HPE respondents managed money for substances by borrowing from friends. Likewise, nearly half, (64.2% HPE and 41.9% Non-HPE) respondents were planning to give up substances. To address these critical problems, it is necessary to give health education through school and college. An awareness program should be conduct from local level. Parents should be care and watch their children's activities. Anti drug rules and regulation should be making and strictly implemented by government level.Item Social challenges for integration of drug addict in Kailali Nepal(Department of Sociology, 2023) Binadi, RavindraThe research work entitled Social Challenges for Integration of Drug Addict in Kailali was an attempt to explore the social challenges along with physical and mental challenges encountered by addicts in the initial phase of integrating in the society. The study followed narrative inquiry research design. Two participants were selected from different community of Kailali district to get the data for the study. A set of guidelines questions were prepared as major tool for collecting required data. unstructured interview was conducted to elicit required information form respondents. Thematic approach was used to analyze and interpret the collected data. Further, the data were interpreted under different themes and sub-themes. After the analysis and interpretation of the data the major findings are derived. The major finding of this study shows that motives or reasons behind starting to consume drugs differs based upon individual and environment. Some of them are unemployment, depression, relationship problems, lack of guidance, peer pressure and influence, failure, curiosity etc. Similarly, this study found that, addicts surface different social, mental and physical problems like alienation, lack of confidence, loss of weight and appetite, difficulty in social adjustment, unusual sleeping and odour in breath, lack of confidence, demotivation. This thesis has been organized into five chapters. Chapter one consists of background of the study, statement of the problems, objectives of the study, significance of the study, delimitation of the study and operational definitions of the key terms. Chapter two consists of review of related literature, review of theoretical literature, review of empirical literature and conceptual framework. Chapter three consists of methodology. Design and method of the study, population, sample and sampling strategy, research tools, sources of the data etc. are the topics. In the same way chapter four deals with analysis and interpretation of the obtained data from respondents’ narrative stories and chapter five includes findings and conclusions. References and appendices are included at the end of this work to make the research more valid.