Nepal, June 8 -- Minister for Home Affairs Ramesh Lekhak has said that the root cause of suicide, road accidents and cyber crimes is 'drug abuse,' and therefore the entire nation must unite for its control and reduction.

Addressing a programme organized at the Ministry today in the context of celebrating the International Day Against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking, the Home Minister stated that there is a need to reduce and control drug abuse with the cooperation and collaboration of all stakeholders.

Referring to an instance where drivers have started using drugs after the police started testing for alcohol abuse, he said, "Considering the situation of the trafficking, storage, and consumption of drugs, which every year causes irre...