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Student dies after drinking 1.5L of kratom juice
News, Online Reporters, Published on 05/07/2025
» A 19-year-old vocational student was found dead in her dormitory room in Udon Thani on Saturday morning, after consuming an entire 1.5-litre bottle of kratom juice before going to bed, friends told police.
Wave of drugs 'targeting children', academic says
News, Post Reporters, Published on 22/06/2025
» An academic has warned about four new-generation illicit drugs, disguised as harmless products with candy-like appearances, mainly targeting the young.
Activists tout harm reduction initiatives
News, Anucha Charoenpo in Melbourne, Published on 01/05/2023
» The Thai Drug Users' Network (TDN) has introduced a harm reduction programme called "Mobile Methadone Therapy for Drug Users" to international audiences at the International Conference 2023 (HR23) in Melbourne, Australia.
Aussie drug check centre a lifesaver
News, Anucha Charoenpo, Published on 19/04/2023
» Southeast Asian countries particularly Thailand, where drug use remains a serious problem, should learn a lesson and apply a drug checking service model from Australia following the launch of its first fixed-site health and drug checking service -- CanTEST -- in Canberra nearly nine months ago.
Consultancy 'warp' drive deepens crisis of capitalism
News, Mariana Mazzucato Rosie Collington, Published on 13/03/2023
» In recent years, McKinsey & Company has become a household name -- but for all the wrong reasons. One of the "Big Three" consulting firms, its work for major corporations and governments has increasingly become a source of scandal and intrigue around the world.
Relax rules on selling: Somsak
News, King-oua Laohong, Published on 10/09/2021
» Justice Minister Somsak Thepsutin on Thursday urged the Public Health Ministry to quickly amend regulations to permit the sale of kratom-based products to provide needed income for rural people.
Kratom now listed as legal herb
News, King-oua Laohong, Published on 23/08/2021
» With the law effectively decriminalising the plant Mitragyna speciosa, commonly known as kratom, effective from Monday, many people are looking forward to using the herb openly without the threat of prosecution.
ONCB dismisses Mexican meth link
News, King-oua Laohong, Published on 13/12/2019
» The Office of the Narcotics Control Board on Thursday played down US claims that Mexican drug cartels are eyeing Thailand as a market for their methamphetamine, citing intelligence reports.
Mexican drug cartels eyeing 'Thai market'
News, Wassana Nanuam and Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 12/12/2019
» HAWAII: Mexican drug syndicates are trafficking methamphetamine into Thailand and other Asian countries, according to Earl Hampton, deputy director of the United States' Joint Interagency Task Force West (JIATFW).