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Weed treatment costs jump to B20bn: Ministry
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 02/06/2024
» Cannabis-related treatment costs rose from 3 billion to 20 billion baht last year due to a surge in usage among the population, says the Public Health Ministry.
Public Health Ministry to use AI to diagnose depression
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 18/01/2024
» The Public Health Ministry will apply artificial intelligence (AI) to its online platform to help with diagnosing depression in patients, Dr Opas Karnkawinpong, the permanent secretary for public health, said on Wednesday.
Meth pill possession limit up for review
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 03/02/2023
» A draft amendment to a ministerial regulation reclassifying those caught in possession of more than one tablet of methamphetamine as drug dealers instead of just drug abusers is now in line to be submitted to the cabinet for approval, Public Health Minister Anutin Charnvirakul said on Thursday.
Tougher 'intent to supply' meth law to go ahead
Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 01/02/2023
» The Ministry of Public Health will press ahead with a controversial amendment that would make possession of more than one methamphetamine pill dealing in illegal narcotics.
Rehab shows progress after daycare tragedy
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 16/10/2022
» As soon as Loei Ratchanakharin Psychiatric Hospital announced it was recruiting volunteers to help survivors and those who lost loved ones in the massacre in Nong Bua Lam Phu province, Pensuda Chaimueang, a 51-year-old nurse, did not hesitate to join.
Head psychiatrist warns of pot use, calls for govt action
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 06/08/2022
» Psychiatrists are concerned that easier access to cannabis is putting people with mental health disorders at greater risk, said Dr Chawanan Charnsil, head of the Psychiatric Association of Thailand yesterday.
Dluxx standing on coronavirus frontline
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 06/04/2020
» In normal times, the 14-floor Dluxx dormitory was used to provide accommodation at the Rangsit campus of Thammasat University in northern Bangkok. Placed in the Asean Games zone, the building was also opened to the public and athletes pouring onto the campus for the sporting event. But times have changed with the Covid-19 crisis. Now, a facility once known for its creature comforts has been converted into the country's first coronavirus field hospital.