Thailand's Deadly Drug War On Meth: A New Epidemic | Insight | Full Episode

The Golden Triangle, notorious for opium production, has a new drug of choice - methamphetamine. The Shan State in Myanmar is now believed to be the world's leading source of the contraband.

In 2021, over 1 billion meth pills were seized in East and Southeast Asia, much of it originating from this part of Indochina. From Myanmar, the synthetic drugs flow across the porous border into Thailand, to be smuggled to other parts of the world.

With the pandemic all but over, the drug trade is expected to pick up with increasing demand. Meanwhile, Thailand grapples with the meth pills that stay in its borders, as drug use climbs among its citizens.

Thailand's narcotics bureau has said, that "addressing the methamphetamine situation is a top priority for the Government of Thailand", even as authorities enact new laws to clamp down on drugs. Why has meth become so widespread in this region? And what impact will it have on Thai society?

0:00 Introduction
1:53 Drug flow from Myanmar to Thailand
12:31 How I trafficked drugs to Thailand
21:34 Drug enforcement and deterrence in Thailand
24:33 Meth in Thailand's nightlife
27:18 The effects of methamphetamine
32:44 World's hardest rehab in Thai temple?
39:56 Thailand toughens drug laws
41:11 Meth: an international problem

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