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9220565

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
7-8
pubmed:dateCreated
1997-8-28
pubmed:abstractText
This study uses qualitative research techniques to examine heroin use in Nepal. It explores the life histories of 16 heroin users in Kathmandu, the country's capital, emphasizing those who are street children or who are otherwise displaced. The cases document that the initiation of use in Nepal is a complex process which includes: certain personality traits; an early history of culturally acceptable use of alcohol, tobacco, marijuana, or hashish; peer influence; and the specific social setting of users. Outside (i.e., foreign) influences are included in the mix, but never as a single determinant of drug use. Factors specific to the Nepali scene include the traditional association of forms of marijuana with certain religious contexts and the availability of heroin. An additional factor is the poverty of the urban setting. The approach in Nepal to dealing with drugs primarily involves a realization of the role played by the interaction between personality and social setting in the fullest meaning of that term.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jun
pubmed:issn
1082-6084
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
32
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
987-1004
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1997
pubmed:articleTitle
Drug use in Nepal: the view from the street.
pubmed:affiliation
Development Associates Incorporated, Arlington, Virginia 22209-2009, USA.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S.