Bhutan battles substance abuse - 02 Nov 07

[tobs001]

Yep. I totally agree with Tangpa.... it seems like at least 50-60% of the kids in Thimphu are drunk/stoned/hopped-out-on-pha­rmaceutical-pills everyday. Its a problem and denying its existence or blaming it on the west is not a solution. Some people may think that admitting it is a shame to the country but I think by ignoring it we are committing a far greater disservice against our nation.

[peterwangdi]

Alcohol is bad for every one but whether to drink it or not, it depends on oneself.

[blackstillos44]

I freakin LOVE bhutan!

[opsudaysis]

Seems aljazeera has run out of bin-laden videos... n hence this article n clip on Bhutan... it seems it was produced more so as alcohol is against islam than with any other moral or ethical purposes...

Though we drink in Bhutan.. we dont have radicals like in the alcohol forbidden places in the middle east...

[PERFECTCOMMENT]

yeah i know what you mean

[lamajnpa9]

A really stupid news report... "vibrant night life"...Thimpu is like a ghost town at night.. they make you think it is Bangkok.. AND you dont see alcoholics lyng around everywhere or anywhere!... completely biased sensationalism.

[timerabu]

That true, the government should band this shit too.

[LouisianaGatorGirl]

Why did the reporter, who was doing a report on alchoholism in Bhutan, eagerly held out a cup and accepted an alcoholic drink from the locals?

[Katzenminze]

because fighting alcoholism isnt about taking aqay the alcohol from people but about informing them that it will ruin theyr live and give them the opportunity and chance to change their way of life.

alcohol doesnt really harm you in litlle doses but is dangerouse if abused

[uktheboy]

I mean the consumption of alcohol is going to be a very challenging issue to stop not only in Bhutan but in any countries of the world. There is nothing to be blamed on Bhutan for this problem. It's culture and the ways of life that alcoholism in linked with for the people in Bhutan.

[uktheboy]

No matter what the government do or the local services do, the consumption is going to be very challenging issue to stop in Bhutan where drinking alcohol has been adapted as a culture of the country since early days.

[jcdrukie]

I agree with tangpa, and it's not just because we are both Bhutanese. No one in Bhutan is or should be blaming this on western influennce. Alcohol was a problem ea long time the only thing that prevented it from becoming such a widespread problem was the fact that it wasn't so easily available.

[tangpa]

i'm not sure how you guys watched this, but i thought it was pretty accurately reported, they didn't blame the west for alcoholism, they simply stated that the abuse of alcohol and other drugs have intensified once bhutan opened up.

[brick4sale]

At the end they mentioned locals brew traditional liquor at home, so clearly alcohol has a longer history there than western influence.

[finxon]

What an expose'! However, I admit, this is one of the only social ills you cannot entirely blame westernisation for.

[annarboriter]

It sounds to me like a very cursory treatment that perfunctorily blames the west on all Bhutan's social troubles. There was alcohol production before the introduction of TV. Does the reporter suggest that as the cause of alcoholism, ecstasy, and marijuana usage? This is sloppy and what I would expect from the US MSM.

[msgg81]

a damn shame what is the government doing to limit pubs

there is less anti campaigns

[Darwinek]

I love alcohol!