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Vietnam gambling addicts driven to extremes
AFP, Published on 17/08/2012
» Drowning in debt and hunted by his bookmaker, a Vietnamese man dug a cave beneath his kitchen and hid there for two months, showing the desperate lengths illegal gambling addicts will go to in the communist nation.
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Addiction to heroin can be blocked: research
AFP, Published on 15/08/2012
» Addiction to morphine and heroin can be blocked, according to research released on Wednesday which could prove a major breakthrough in treating addicts and in pain relief treatments.
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Drug rehab murder mystery
Jon Fernquest, Published on 27/07/2012
» 200 drug addicts escaped from drug rehab center in Krabi after teachers, caregivers & counselors allegedly beat 3 patients to death.
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Clean needles mean less damage done
Spectrum, Tunya Sukpanich, Published on 08/07/2012
» Providing clean needles and syringes to intravenous drug users is a proven way to slow the spread of HIV infection. It's the cornerstone of an approach known as harm reduction that has had success around the world.
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Why It's downright certifiable!
B Magazine, Andrew Biggs, Published on 01/07/2012
» It's that time of the year again. I'm talking about work permit time, when I make my annual visit to the Labour Ministry to get a stamp that enables me to work for yet another year in the Kingdom of Thailand.
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27 million problem drug users worldwide: UN
AFP, Published on 27/06/2012
» Some 27 million people worldwide are problem drug users, with almost one percent every year dying from narcotics abuse, while cannabis remains the most popular drug, a UN report showed Tuesday.
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Gambling addiction: When you just can't stop
Jon Fernquest, Published on 19/06/2012
» Gambling becomes sickness when thrill of winning or losing is so great, you can't stop, even if you lose everything.
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Dragons & butterflies, an inmate finds inner peace
Spectrum, Ezra Kyrill Erker, Published on 13/05/2012
» South African Alexander Krebs, known to friends and family as "Shani", arrived in Bangkok in April 1994 on a 10 day holiday. He was 34 at the time and writing a novel, but was also a 15-year-long drug addict who had a sporadic wild streak in him and had just broken up with his fiancee. His family thought the time away would do him good.
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Hopes few for slum dwellers drowning in 'ocean of meth'
Spectrum, Frank Lombard, Published on 29/04/2012
» The police tend to call communities with substandard housing "red zones", while others call them slums. There are over 400 in Bangkok. One thing nearly all have in common is that they are saturated with amphetamines. Ask residents and they will tell you that most everyone except the very young and very old is on ya ba. Yes, there are some who abstain and no one gives them any problems.
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How showbiz could educate
News, Published on 17/04/2012
» The death of the US singer and drug addict Whitney Houston carries easy lessons. Unfortunately, they are not being taught, and there is little evidence they are even being learnt.
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