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

22:13 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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[@JL-xd4cn]

To be sober in this world is now equivalent to wealth

[@tbjumo]

Lol 😂😂

[@Sammasambuddha]

Weird. Cause you can't sell it to make wealth.

[@franklinblunt69]

Amen, too many risks & recklessness. Pray for safety & sanity😁

[@JVAN073]

So happy i am NOT sober in this world.

[@themusicgaragetmg2330]

Everyone has an addiction... some are addicted to coffee, some to tea, some to brandy before bed, some to watching soup operas constantly... addiction should not be a reason for selective incarceration or execution. What we need urgently is balance... your body produces these chemicals, some are fortunate that their mental state allows it naturally. Many can't because of various reasons. Hence they seek relief through medication, which has led more than you can imagine to addiction. Meth aka ice & fentanyl or opioids are the consequence of criminalising Marijuana aka Cannabis aka Ganja and of course psilocybin mushrooms... Once these were unavailable legally in a safe environment, the people who sought relief, shifted to synthetics which were able to be flushed out of the system within 3 days(cannabis takes up to 30 days). This drove criminal organisations to develop more and more addictive stimulants... and they sought to brand it as cool and social. Think about the situation with extacy. Ice was sought for people who needed to work more hours. A consequence of this unyielding drive for economic growth. There are still many who've drunk the coolaid and believe that all & any mind altering stimulant should immediate result in the death penalty. Thankfully Thailand has shifted. Hopefully More will realise this before fentanyl and ice destroy more lives, even here in Singapore. Yes, fentanyl is here...

[@Teresa-ih4sn]

Having had two bouts with this drug i truely feel for the addicts. It is VERY hard on your body. My kidneys almost shut down, my skin still breaks out bad. Been off for three yrs but feel awful still. Stay away if you can, get help soon dont wait!!❤

[@neoanderson4840]

Godbless you to heal and overcome ❤ and regards

[@frankgallina4]

Same got three years clean

[@wayneduarte2917]

I had my bout with Meth and I am glad I got out before Fentanyl and Tranq arrived Been clean for years now but still get dreams where I smell and taste the drug and in the dream I haven't quit yet

[@random.npc.487]

Life is difficult enough without drug addiction. I couldn't imagine being on something so addiction.

[@blessedbeauty2293]

​@@wayneduarte2917 - Don't give into those evil dreams. That is a demon trying to take your soul. Bless you! Stay strong 💪🏽 ✨️ ❤

[@emptyemptiness8372]

To give context here...yaba 20 baht...1 pack of instant noodles is 8 baht and noodle soup at a street stall is 30 - 40 baht. It is cheaper for a poor manual worker to use yaba than eat now.

[@sohardtogetID]

It's 10 baht in school. Students were drug agents.

[@_Alfa.Bravo_]

... yes and one bottle of beer 59,- baht

[@reee_4067]

wow that is cheap

[@kuayyoungsuung7788]

ใช่ปัจจุบัน ราคาเม็ดละ 20 บาท คุณภาพตามราคา😂ย้อนกลับไป15 ปีที่แล้ว ราคาเม็ดละ 200 -250 บาท คุณภาพดีกว่าตอนนี้ 10 เท่า ผมเลิกเสพเพราะคุณภาพไม่ดีเหมือนเมื่อก่อน🎉🤯

[@alexbarnett8541]

In the US it's even cheaper. It's practically free.

[@AndrewpeterkilleyAndrewKilley]

I live in Thailand and what you don't emphasise in this video is that the Thai police are the main problem, as they are the drug importers and sellers of all drugs in Thailand 100%. They say the drugs come from Myanmar and Laos and yes they do, but all drugs imports are controlled by the Thai police and the Thai government.

[@Intenseabstractions]

So everything the confiscate is from independents? And then they get it out for show and then it goes back into circulation?

[@sour_truth]

In all countries the same

[@blessedbeauty2293]

​@@sour_truth - Yeah but in The USA the government is incharge of *most* of it, but not all because I knew people back in the day who transported, they did not work as police or for the government so there are still regular people as well doing this trade.

[@jonathanport5002]

Thai cops are scary

[@walkertongdee]

Police are not always the problem, many are good and honest, perhaps 50 percent. Many tonnes of drugs are confiscated and destroyed yearly...

[@kbwr9395]

I am from Bangladesh. We call this here Yaba. I have been addicted for 15 years and clean fir 3 years and still continuing too.

[@simplesimpleman]

As someone from Myanmar, I can tell you that drugs were not seized, those were delivered. As long as Thai government support Myanmar military junta, this will never stop.

[@IanJohnGonzales]

Well said,theyre all bullshit.syndicates exists and survive because of government assistance.

[@jacobjorgenson9285]

Thailand my support them because they keep things somewhat staple. A run away Myanmar may not benefit Thailand

[@PartybusFfm]

@@jacobjorgenson9285 Thailand ist military junta too,, militias stick together

[@JoeKyser]

Yeah well the pictures are propaganda. I definitely get that. Junta gets stronger a bigger with lucrative trade like this

[@mixalis6168]

Youre a simple liar !!

[@dariushober1506]

When there is a major "drug" issue in a culture the question should not be "how to stop this?" but instead "how can we improve their LIFE so they do not seek escape and emotional solace through an addiction?". Notice that ALL the negative drug issues and impacts increase exponentially in relation to poverty. Wealthy people go to a Psychiatrist and get legal "drugs" from their pharmacy dealer. Instead of trying to eradicate the only outlet some people have for mental health-expand the opportunities through mental health programs. I live in Thailand and there are few options to get mental health assistance for the average Thai. Notice there was NO options offered for breaking addiction other than religious aestheticism which is really not an "option"-just another addiction to a delusion.

[@stevengallant6363]

Well said Darius. I wish you well!

[@dariushober1506]

@@stevengallant6363 Same to you Steven! Getting ready to lead a few on a Journey to help relieve depression. The "Plant Medicines" that actually work to help people are forbidden because they cannot be patented and controlled for profit. The founder of AA, Bill Wilson, used LSD originally to help break addiction to alcohol. When the government banned the therapeutic usage he had to "invent" the "12 Steps"-sort of like the Monks.

[@OliThaTwist]

You spoke my mind. Thank you

[@gardencity3558]

We have these programs in Canada, basically on demand rehab etc, and let me tell you our drug problems is growing fast as well. Not saying we shouldn't have them but the soft approach is not working here that's for sure.

[@JVAN073]

Peopel do not care about themselves and their own enough. You cant better someones life when that is the situation. I tried for 15 years. result is always the same. Useless. Poverty is no excuse.

[@lastChang]

Chinese🇨🇳 drug boss operating in the South East Asia: - Tse Chi Lop, a Chinese-born kingpin operated near Mekong river in Northern Myanmar, - Zhao Wei, operated in the China's BRI Special Economic Zone in Laos and Northern Myanmar.

[@charliechan8541]

Only these 2 guys that you know? How about other big bosses? That Asian gang that used to be big in Amsterdam during 80's & 90's ?

[@napattaraponsaetan8929]

​@@charliechan8541 U name it

[@globaladdict]

@@charliechan8541 yea do your own work

[@justarandomnobody7451]

As someone who is quite well-versed on this topic and the region in general, imo this is an impossible trade to eradicate. It requires the cooperation of locals, multiple authorities(most which dislike each other) from numerous countries and most importantly, a reduction in the demand for the drug especially from western countries.

[@JasonY-wl7nn]

It doesn't matter, like your garbage man if they don't come collect trash what do you think will happen? No one will ever solve drug problem, all we can do is try and manage it. I don't blame traffickers or law enforcement.

[@reee_4067]

@Vincent Ong III it was worse prior to drug war but meth is slowing recovering back

[@bogotario]

As long as the root causes of drug addiction aren't tackled, it will get only worse. They may be social, economical, psychological, political, medical (Fentanyl in the USA) and neurological, and most of the time a combination of all above. Figure the life of a typical Thai person: No social security, no health insurance, no pension, no jobs paid well enough for a decent living, no perspective in life: A breeding ground for addiction, now comes along a drug which is 5 Baht per pill, that's about 0.1 USD a pill. No surprise it's becoming pandemic. Even the poor can afford the 10 - 20 pills a day for heavy addiction. It's really really big business. Global problem. As long as we are in denial of the root causes, it won't get better. As the Thai sex worker said, all seeking happiness, they don't find in their troublesome lives... Like always, there are some who profit greatly, and they aren't shady dealers, but wealthy business people, sometimes very well connected. In case of Shan state: Even if governments manage the movement of precursor drugs, i am sure, they will start to produce them inside Shan state. So, no peace in Myanmar means no end of drug trade in South-East Asia.

[@sameaton5967]

First smoked yaba in Thailand in 99 & last smoked shabu in Phillipines in 2017. Still not encountered it on street in UK, obviously internet changed things a bit, but why meth never take off here??? Any ideas any1???

[@reee_4067]

@@sameaton5967 Are you asking why meth never took off in the UK? I would probably say because of cocaine

[@Movingtogainesvillefl]

Corruption is a big issue in Thailand.... Drugs are everywhere! Good documentary. Thank you for sharing.

[@themuiz9671]

Same here in Malaysia. There are several well-known drug-dealing areas in the city but somehow the authorities seem to not know about it lol

[@garybrunecz7785]

WHAT DO YOU EXPECT. MONEY IS WHAT REALLY MATTERS AND MOST PEOPLE ARE LOWER CLASS AND POOR AND HAVE NO FUTURE OR HOPE. SO DRUGS AND ALCHOHOL ARE THE MAIN ESCAPES FROM THEIR DISMAL HELL OF AN EXISTENCE. WE ARE JUST A NUMBER AND ONLY WORTH WHAT IT COSTS TO REPLACE US NO MATTER WHO YOU WORK FOR. AND VERY EXPENDABLE.

[@themuiz9671]

@@garybrunecz7785 I bet you're high on meth when you typed this lol

[@BackHomeFromTheStates]

I thought thailand has no corruption and not a shred of dirty thing like this as their people always talk highly about their country 🤔

[@robertm3561]

@@BackHomeFromTheStates All countries have issues with corruption etc. crime. That doesn't mean, that you are a hypocrite/liar, if you don't dump on your home land.

[@BasementPepperoni]

It's crazy that a Country with such strict drug laws also has rampant drug use.

[@po4742]

Laws are just laws if not enforced. Unlike Singapore, Thailand is a very corrupt country. It's high level of corruption can be credited for it's tough drug laws not working.

[@user-py5kg4yw1r]

Не знаю про проблему там, знаю что Дана Борисова вылечилась там и приехала лечить на своей Родине помогать народу не дурить себя чепухой 😂

[@MyBelch]

Laws are merely suggestions. Money can get you out of murder. Easily and often.

[@terrysmith381]

Thai government officials make statements that PROSTITUTION does not exist. The laws are for show, total B... S... !!!

[@demolazer]

It's almost like harsh sentences make no difference

[@thesaints-7-andrew.]

Watching from Greece.hi everybody. Great documentary.

[@Smith944]

thailand corruption is legendary. which is one huge part of the problem.

[@normanocampo4466]

SAME story in the Philippines, METH is the biggest problem, when Duterte was in the office, the addiction in the Philippines DROPPED exponentially, now, Duterte is gone, again the incident of drug addiction is going back with the VENGEANCE

[@SomeTingWong-do2lk]

Due to reward 2 bath per pill so they usually setup to gain their reward that why we caught ton of it everyday

[@gaiamagna9156]

The profit circle: wars »» drugs »» fastest money »» weapons »» wars

[@hafizaz-9858]

G C

[@jirou6228]

back then the CiA in US fund war by selling drugs so im not surprise

[@theondebray]

I went to that temple many years ago, it was truly moving, not just the harshness of the treatment but the compassion that the patients were shown. Many people go to visit there to support the temple. The emetic concoction they the patients are given actually has a purpose: given the violent retching that they experience, the severe muscular exertions when vomiting, release endorphins which in turn help to relieve withdrawal symptoms. A TV film was made of this place some years ago. I wasn't allowed to photograph any of the patients or proceedings, but I have kept a photo of a bronze Buddha statue there.

[@Bobbi5941]

The problem is even a guy next door is addicted to meth . He becomes violent and unpredictable. Our lives have been threatened as we never know when he'd take out his frustration on us .

[@user-py5kg4yw1r]

I been told people who is on it, usually friendly & nice?! Like this thing makes them happy as can be? 😂😂 is it believable or not?

[@kirilkonchev5353]

Всички мои съседи са зависими от Мет жени,мъже и деца дори старите хора. Последнаите 10 години и ние в източна Европа България в частност сме залети с този проблем. Всички съседи са супер агресивни,насилни и ни терорят безспир, защото ние с жена ми не участваме в тези лайна. Забравих да кажа и,че всички зависими също и продават. Кмета,началника на полицията ,директора на колежа и всички магистрати в града ми се правят,че нищо няма. А всеки ден има нарко войни,насилие,изнудвания и всякаква престъпност.

[@fraxizztv6433]

​@@user-py5kg4yw1rwhen they're on a moderate dose, and on it, yes. On a high dose or when it wears off, they may become more unpredictable.

[@kaydog890]

Alcohol.

[@wansworld27]

Phamee-ceutical village, I lived in Thailand as a kid in the late 90's and for as long as I've known, it has always been heavy on the meth.

[@prazolkhanal8860]

Heavy as in?

[@nicknostitz]

This excellent report could have been done 20 to 25 years ago exactly the same way, before the war on drugs in 2003. History repeats itself, and in this case in a possibly much escalated way. The prices reported for meth now are much lower than back then even. Between the years of 1997 and 2002 Thai authorities talked a lot, but basically did nothing to combat the spread of meth, especially not in changing the root causes - economic problems and social disruption because of the 1997 crisis, which changed the meth user landscape from enabling to work or study hard to escaping a dire reality. For some years, until the political crisis worsened, the drug war with between 1000 and 1500 extrajudicial killings from February until April 2003 changed the landscape. Apart from the brutality of the killings (i still vivildy remember them, as well as the desperation that preceeded it, as i covered both with my camera), some positive developments took place as well - for the first time a distinction between users and pushers was made, which now, according to this law, is pulled back again, and treatment was widely available, such as methadone programs for heroin addicts. Some of it back the was far from perfect, but it was a start. What however massively changed was that the then elected government pushed masive funds into the then almost drug free communities, and changed the perspective of many ordinary Thais into a more positive outlook on life. The 2006 military coup, the 2008 judicial coup, and the subsequent political crisis has however infuenced Thai domestic politics to the worse. On the law enforcement and intel level sources were withdrawn from drug enforcement to politics, and Thai people got more and more depressed due to the constant overthrows of their elected governments (by the forces that still govern the country). I guess Covid and the resulting impoverishment of so many Thais created a similar atmosphere as after the 1997 econmic crisis. I fear that sooner or later it will all lead up to another war against drugs, and again, as it was back then, with general societal approval of a people that have seen everything else failing.

[@danielgriffin8132]

Countries could spray pope fields, killing the popes. WHY DON'T THEY ??

[@user-ll4on9my7h]

Meth is easily produced domestically..... Thinking that doing something about its illegal important is going to be in some way good is more or less a joke. Domestic production will just take over. I would list the required ingredients and where to get them but that is against the law. Just know it is very very easy to legally order this stuff in Thailand.

[@mikaeldk5700]

It is like a remake of an old documentary. 1. Ice has way overtaken yaba in use for years. 2. Again yaba is wrongly translated to "crazy drug". It may sound like that for a new foreigner, and then it spreads among stupid foreigners. 3. Cocaine is a major hassle. You need really need to know someone. 95% of bargirls use ice so...

[@Jammin-thru-Life]

If you are someone who hasn't been afflicted with addiction then consider yourself extra blessed..yes you may have other demons to contend with but if addiction isn't one of your demons then you are lucky for it is a demon with an insatiable hunger, it draws you in like a moth to a flame and keeps you in it's grips like a Venus fly trap and should you be fortunate to escape it's clutches and break free from whatever you are addicted to you indeed are a chosen soul. This demon always stands by the door as it knows we are only ONE decision away from welcoming it back in and here's the thing everytime we welcome it back in the more imboldened it gets in refusing to leave as it's constantly waiting by the door, coming back in, waiting by the door, coming back in, it thinks to itself to hell with that I'm sitting right here! So it takes even more effort each time to evict it..but even though it waits by the door the more we say no to welcoming it back in the easier and easier saying no becomes. Having said all that, if we don't deal with the why behind the what, why we do the thing we do to cope, go for the root and rip that up rather than just chopping off the branches which is in essence a sticking plaster method of survival then we will never heal!..it's not easy but that wound needs to become a scab and that scab needs to become a scar and that scar a story if we are ever going to overcome the thing we are addicted to. God bless you all.

[@kaydog890]

Over 80% of the global population is addicted to caffeine alone. Why's one different to the other? Legality? In my grandparents time, alcohol was made illegal, and legal again. In my lifetime, cannabis has gone from making black men Rword white woman to being sold by multinational companies. Both meth and caffeine have an LD50 of about the same, ~100mg/KG for no tolerance. Those I know in life who don't drink, smoke, or do drugs are hooked to something else, like social media. Everyone has a vice. Everything should be legal. People need to learn how to handle their sht You are just weak

[@lancehahn4701]

This is an EXCELLENT documentary. Truth in EVERY sentence. Well done.

[@1morchang]

Not so, do your homework. There was no problem before the war with Vietnam.

[@garydeforve5055]

not sure why someone would want to hype up the truthiness of this. it is produced by the singaporean government, is it not? do you have a strog support for singapore for some reason? do you believe in the military just killing dozens of people because of this drug war which no one will even try to claim that they can even make a dent in the supply? maybe they kind of have to look like they are making a serious effort or no one will trade with them. fat chance, our elites are fully committed to trading with China and east asia.

[@user-py5kg4yw1r]

Hope they have enough nurses to save life’s. They need Dortanian there 2 watch after 😂🎉

[@ttrainor70]

wrong.

[@khaledakbar2125]

The quality and potency of stuff triangle is very good

[@byakugan641]

as long as there are DEMANDS, the SUPPLIES will come no matter what

[@jacobjorgenson9285]

Only prices will change

[@adiposerex5150]

It is the buyer’s fault. Too bad humans are dumb.

[@krich451]

This isn't just thailand. Meth is like weed in asia, by that i mean it's an illegal drug but it's so prevalent in society and so popular that many people treat like it's no big deal. Its even popular in north korea.

[@hendriekevin4171]

I visited Thailand just over 20 years ago, the place was wash with Yabba , people from taxi drivers to construction workers were using them. I was asked multiple times daily if i wanted them, they cost about 50 cents, more than 5 you bought the cost was just $2 . I did try them once when a bit drunk but didnt like the lack of sleep and the smell they left your skin after the initial buzz wore off. Cant imagine taking this daily, it would decimate the country, thats why i think, whys the country not decimated by now. Imo i think its all down to moderation, just like the local workers do to get through a hard shift.

[@JazzFunkNobby1964]

I was there same time as you also before and after and I was never once offered yaba or Ice. I was in the bars and clubs every night for months on end.

[@nyizaw8335]

Meth is just around the corner when my country is the biggest meth exporter. 😅 And yea the price is still about 50 cents. All the armed groups and corrupt generals were in on it.

[@nyizaw8335]

​@@JazzFunkNobby1964if you know how to get it... It's easy unless you are foreigner.

[@stonward]

Now THAT is fresh coffee! And what a beautiful place.

[@MyBelch]

Most of the foreigners who visit these border area home-stays are druggies hoping to score some dope and a cool story to tell their friends. The mountains? What mountains?

[@danielgan3756]

It all boils down to pursuit of happiness. When one can’t find the true one, he begins to seek out artificial happiness.

[@koilamaoh4238]

Happiness itself is fake to begin with, its just a idea thats sold to us by government, TV, religion. The end result is "evolution", natural selection, survival of the fittest, to those who procreate and survive the most. To fill the empty void of death/depression/sadness/negativity we all fear, we use drugs to take away those thoughts; no one is created equal, or the human brain, as everyone is different, and everyone will see reality differently. artificial happiness.= drugs = religions= food= relationships = sex and other things, find something that provides thats it, and keep to yourself without harming others and enjoy life.

[@chadkline4268]

In that phrase, the pursuit of happiness, it means property+more, unalienable rights, nobody to govern but yourself. It comes from the Virginia Declaration of Rights by Thomas Jefferson. We are supposed to be happy because we are totally free on our own land. Also, this statement that meth is artificial is not completely true. Amohetamine is similar to Khat/cathinone, and by replacing a single Oxygen with a Hydrogen in ephedrine (from the ephedra plant) you get methamphetamine. It is very nearly natural. And there are 2 distinct forms: the levo and dextro isomers, which are very different, and it is very poor communications not to distinguish between the 2. Most street meth is d-meth, but the pharmaceutical form is l-meth.

[@yashpatel261]

Happiness is a myth. The only truth is peace which is the absence of all things.

[@kumarj4693]

Plot twist would be, the village chief is the biggest pusher around and his coffee shop is just part of the proceeds he made from trafficking yaba. I have lived in the hinterlands for extended periods of time as a logging and mining concessionaire. Everyone knows everyone there. They eventually know who is doing what, when and where. Ergo, these border town folk know everything. A stranger would be smelt out by them from 3 miles away. So either they profit from it, are a part of it, or are it; to explain the drug trade to move so freely among them and theirs.

[@bogotario]

I can only confirm that

[@tracyday6710]

cops and cartels here in colorado, they work together to maintain our levels of tweekers and junkies

[@khhkhh7809]

You are right.....i lived in that area for a few years i can confirm that. I know too much hhhh

[@MyBelch]

Thailand really is a fantasyland. People are taught from an early age to believe what you are told -- not what you see.

[@blahblahblah8911]

I wonder where the chemicals to produce the drugs are coming from, could it possibly be the same place as those that produce fentanyl?

[@jimborovicka]

Much of it is common stuff

[@Starcatt966]

It comes from China.

[@blessedbeauty2293]

- They are usually American made household products as well as over the counter cold medicines. That is how it is made.

[@Starcatt966]

@@blessedbeauty2293 not if it’s being made in large quantities. China is heavily involved with the Central and South American cartels. They launder money through them and supply them with the chemicals needed to produce large quantities of fentanyl.

[@nomeremannthetameruinkhan]

that was heavy duty and well produced with excellent content and one dumb ad. Thanks for the info.

[@sokapokvic2514]

Even at the edge of the country border, they have excellent roads and infrastructure.

[@babakgholian3467]

It is a international problem and should be dealt with . Health is welt .

[@vanhattfield8292]

It is not just Thailand, it is all of South East Asia and it is not new. It has been prevelent for more than a decade.

[@ajuzumaki7399]

Depiration brings greed in every people, whether they be of different ages, status, or position. Because of the nature of drugs, and it's addictive indulgence, nothing remains the same. Relationships gets destroyed, and so does a nation because of it's pandemic as a consequence. Hence, it's better to sentence capital punishment as a result of drug trafficking. Though it may lead to moral issues, but that's the price to be paid, for better future.

[@retinafunk]

Sure , because it worked so well for Thaksin and Duerte who tried this . Irony aside..even if thousands were killed it did not make any difference .. seems that stuff got only much cheaper . SO dream on . The war on drugs is a lost war from the start

[@adanedwardspencer6891]

Well, I am sober, & I don't have wealth! & because of the electricity prices in Australia, I am always broke!

[@blackgrandpa7652]

You never hear about this side of thailand in any of the youtube videos thanks for keeping us informed..🙏

[@josephnulley6808]

It is not Thailands problem, it is the whole worlds problem. The world has to unite against this meth epidemic

[@okgroomer1966]

It's simple to fix. Get caught with drugs and you get executed. Many countries use this method and have very low rates of addiction. Or for the first offense you can chop off a hand.

[@jtranmer64]

It's not really a particular drug epidemic. Meth is not good for you, and it's addictive, but so is alcohol. Where are all the documentaries on the scourge of alcohol? In other words, pick your poison. The substance isn't the point. The point is we have policies that make drugs users fearful and go to shady places and develop shady lifestyles because of the stigma and illegality. Thanks, society! Good job.

[@okgroomer1966]

@@jtranmer64 Go to S.F. if you want to see the results of the utopian nonsense you vomited upon us.

[@aztan2819]

For such operations, as long as the commanders is corrupt, they will always catch the small fry only

[@thaiweed1515]

Yes Thailand 55555

[@ConcreteRiver]

what is you mean small fries? like for McDonald fry?

[@nicholascherry5962]

I arrived in Bangkok at 3am. My taxi driver into the city was sooo high, he swerved going 50 mph and almost hit the police officer who had someone pulled over.

[@sociolocomtsac]

Must have been a crazy ride! City should be called BangCop

[@melahuak]

Uh you must not know about how meth use affects user, it improves driving not make someone swerv while driving. That sounds like your driver was DRUNK

[@DenisHuaHin]

If you ever visit Thamkrabok Monastery, Look at the Cure Rate Chart, It was peaking at the high thousands, before and after 2003 -4 in those years it dropped to about 20! I asked the head monk why, and he told me he was there then and it was PM Thakisn war on drugs and users, he put a bounty on drug dealers. The police went into the Monastery and shot everyone they found to claim the bounty on their heads. The monk told me that the Monastery took a long time to recover. They say that 2873 died in Thaksin-war-on-drugs-a-crime-against-humanity, and I think many more.

[@combatgirl38]

I just passed the 50 year marker last December and what is still as fresh as ever is the fact that behind almost Everything of significance there is some unbelievably dystopic horrible truth. Though in this particular situation I can't imagine that mentioning this here in the documentary would serve any good in any way. Indeed it would expose the initial crimes but in the long term it would only scare away those who are looking to get help. I understand that the only reason Truth exist is to expose lies, I just wish that were enough for all humans to feel that it's not worth the effort and the sacrifice to their own dignity.

[@GM-mp2mm]

The problem is bad leadership, corruption, no opportunities, and poverty. These things are the cause and effects of it and if things don't change war will soon follow. Money that is attached to bad doing and not worry about the livelihood of their citizens is just pure evil. I hope these bads guys carry the great suffer of their citizens in their afterlife...

[@thedeadhorse]

Doesn't look like much of a problem. They got loads of it

[@davidgoosen1633]

How mature of you

[@garethhook9972]

Meth is one hell of a drug when u are up but the crash is to much,not worth it people

[@jacobjorgenson9285]

People want drugs! As long as that is a fact nothing will change but the prices people pay for them. Illegality simply makes it more profitable

[@nahteo]

Drug enforcement will never work, the tougher the enforcement, the more profitable the game to those who know how to not get caught. Without a drug war, there's too much competition. The big players NEED 3 things to be hugely profitable. Find a product that's in high demand. Make that product illegal. Have governments thin out your competition via high penalties / incarceration rates. We are actually propping these businesses up.

[@engespress]

It works in China.

[@Frankycamboya]

A brothle without drugs , ain't a proper one

[@Spectre_MZ]

Every nations lost war against drugs, except Portugal..

[@themusicgaragetmg2330]

exactly... decriminalise and regulate....

[@LessMoneyLessChoice]

@@themusicgaragetmg2330 legalise, tax, regulate

[@NorbertHurni]

22:55 oh, been there, nice spot!

[@sunnycoco8411]

we need to address the fundamental question, why is there high demand for these drugs?

[@ats-3693]

Unhappy societies.

[@pirate3599]

It (meth) makes most things, especially sex, for more enjoyable

[@melahuak]

Methamphetamine raises the dopamine receptors to higher activity than all other addictive drugs, it is the most addictive substance that interacts with the hippocampus

[@risefromyourpain]

Miserable lives forced by governments. Wealth inequality, violence, child abuse, no opportunity, slavery, family violence, bullying, lying, cheating. Please add to the list

[@garywee3706]

Because it's addictive

[@SamtheIrishexan]

The route through south America and into the United States is wide open and this is the knock on effect around the world.

[@jacobjorgenson9285]

There no road from South America to Central America

[@WvhKerkhof]

I used it twice but i am happy that i stopped after two times, although the high was fantastic.

[@faustinae3927]

Subtitle are very small. Please enlarge

[@7Phoenix1]

Meth is exactly like a cancer, I think education is the best answer. Just show people what meth has done to good people and how badly it effects them.

[@jacobjorgenson9285]

People want to get high, education or not 🤷‍♂️

[@H-jb4tf]

I don't get it. Why would anyone think their life is so bad in resorting to drugs? Most haven't got a clue what a tough life is.

[@tribaltrickll9557]

WTF aRe they DOiNG ?? Busting people Has NEVER Fixed ANYTHiNG !! ALL this iS Going to dO iS FiLL Up their Already OVERCrowded JaiLs !!

[@jhedrixz9814]

What happened to the Marihuana plant program?

[@robertthomas4234]

It appears that the war on drugs has been proved pointless. The human needs to play.

[@smashhimmungo5798]

EVERY GOVERNMENT SHOULD BE MORE ACCOUNTABLE FOR THE CHEMICALS USED TO MAKE THIS POISON. CONTROL THE CHEMICALS TO CONTROL THIS PROBLEM.

[@blindmown]

Most chemicals can be synthesized using simple chemical reactions and ingredients. And if they can't, then it's not hard to find a similar alternative. You literally can't control this, it's not possible. Nobody will ever be able to stop this, so it's best to just arrest big traffickers and give low level dealers / users help to fix their lives.

[@MyBelch]

In Thailand you need a prescription to get aspirin.

[@krollpeter]

That is a good documentary. I did not know that Thailand is infested to that enormous degree. So you can make a decent documentary. Why so few?

[@alexthai4957]

Are you suggesting there is no drug problems I in Singapore??? Feels better pointing fingers...

[@pawanchettri3619]

Myanmar supplies to Northeast India. The crisis out there is just horrific!

[@somerandomfella]

I know a long term meth user who made sure to get enough sleep every night through the use of sleeping pills. It's quite ironic but it kept his mind normal. Not condoning drug use but the key is moderation, eating & sleeping well.

[@globaladdict]

the fact is, anyone using ritalin or caffeine is an upper user.

[@tracyday6710]

@@globaladdict try sugar, that makes every human a junkie. meth is serious death, moderation only means slow suicide.

[@ats-3693]

I lived like that for years I built my career being like that, it's doable but it's so not healthy.

[@somerandomfella]

@@ats-3693 of course it's not healthy but at least you reduce the damage and keep your brain intact.

[@Sammasambuddha]

Also, wait until 35yo before trying drugs. At least the coming degradation of your life will be in your 70s. If you start early, you end early. Drugs can be a wonderful part of your life if you know what to expect and don't allow your use to determine when you use. The urge to use is only there trying to talk you into doing it, and if a habit gets built, you're done for. If you see the habit forming, you can control it. Becoming aware of what your habits are frees you from them. Unfortunately, most people don't even know they've been conditioned. This applies to things like religion as well. Habits are everything.

[@IanPaulSaligumba]

What’s the name of the temple?

[@ambition112]

0:29: 🌍 Thailand is facing a methamphetamine crisis as millions of pills are smuggled from Myanmar, the world's largest producer of the drug. 8:53: 🌍 The drug trade in Thailand, particularly meth trafficking, has seen a resurgence following the reopening of international borders after the pandemic. 22:15: 🔥 Thailand's drug problem persists despite efforts to address the root causes. 35:37: 👥 The majority of Thai people seeking detox treatment are addicted to methamphetamines, including teenagers and those who appear to be normal. 40:08: 🔑 The methamphetamine problem in East and Southeast Asia requires a multinational effort to address the drug trade and control the flow of chemicals used in production. Recap by Tammy AI

[@deanbeckett2163]

Thailand is a land of pace. Never been but lovely country

[@chnbri3388]

lmao you have no clue how thailand is like.

[@zensamui2409]

When I traveled north along the myanmar border road 10 years ago by car, kids came out ot the nowhere offering bags of pills for 20 bhat a pill. Now I hear its even got worse. Meth after THC is now legal is Thailands biggest challenge. Now truck loads of meth is coming in often supported by corrupted police and army. Some groups of rebels and tadmadaw now runs even modern factories to produce meth. Some can be seen from the thai border north of Ranong . Mae Sot is another hotspot. It's just a short nightly walk over a shallow river.

[@brandonbe5351]

Please include voice over translations of those of us listening

[@FKTHESYSTEM063]

Send me some - New Zealand

[@lisaharrison8754]

This is now a problem all over the world 🌎 big problem

[@johngonzales5175]

I’m 46 and I grew up around every drugs either people selling using drugs or everyone on some kinds of drugs

[@neoanderson4840]

😮 THIS IS CHILLING all nations need to step up this war on drugs cause eventually it will end up at their doorstep and it has

[@ashleypersaud3218]

Impossible to stop that

[@hismajestyericcartmanthese5755]

Thailand needs to build a wall.

[@bigdawg3305]

Without drugs, what will the police politicians do for a living?Please sir 🤮🤢🤢😬 I've heard about this kind of bullshit so many times over and over again.

[@walkertongdee]

Through Myanmar but the ingredients are from China, their contribution to the betterment of the world.

[@user-uj7js5sm6t]

Drug traffickers should get harsh penalties but users and addicts need to get help and go to rehab. Putting an addict in prison will not make society safer nor will it reform the addict it will make the addict worse by the trauma they will get in prison and becoming a bigger criminal when they leave especially if the prison lacks resources and services for the prisoners to gain meaningful skills to renter society.

[@Infamous41]

I agree I been trying to get clean for awhile.

[@charlesjay8818]

Most often it's not the fact they are addicts that get them into prison, but the crimes they commit to feed their habbit that leads them to prison. But i agree, locking an addict up and not helping them deal with their addiction and finding some meaning full work is not the answer

[@jamesbelmotes8855]

I think it should be the other way round @Andrew. anything that doesnt have buyers cannot be a business. its just like your girlfriend cheating with another guy and you went ahead to beat the guy. next she cheated again with another guy. its attitude, you just have to get rid of her. so if users get harsh sentences, they will be afraid to buy and no one will produce cos they will run at lost. look if traffickers cant get drugs from mexico to USA. the users in usa will go on a forever vacation always in mexico.

[@themusicgaragetmg2330]

meaningful skills aren't enough when the society already brands them and refused acceptance. Can an ex-addict become a doctor, lawyer, ai engineer? Unlikely, unless they are from a "prominent familee/li)

[@sajuente8235]

It will. put him forever and problem solved.

[@imtheeastgermanguy5431]

I don't want to go to Thailand anymore. I was there for two years and worked but as a "farang" I basically have no rights. I'm pretty scared and can't think to visit Thailand again. It's a real shame, it's a breathtaking beautiful area, awesome food and good people but the laws and society / how to treat foreigners is not do nice. I don't use any drugs. I don't even smoke or drink alcohol

[@robinsvlogs514]

Their high rank police department are related and after growing this as large scale, not taking action on field worker but main criminal will stay out of touch same as like every time. Same happened on human trafficking last time.

[@honahwikeepa2115]

Been over 50 years now.

[@andretait2817]

How is it that there are always more and more customers. No matter how much they make there is always more demand.

[@Juan_Hernandez_Jr.]

Wow!!! This is terrible. Unless the lives of the citizens improve, they will continue to use, transport and sell this terrible drug.

[@jacobjorgenson9285]

From New York City to Timbuktu humans use drugs no matter what social strata they are in

[@_Alfa.Bravo_]

Only that man is free, who is in control over himself

[@silverioluzaran4525]

if thailand wont act now, then it will be too late for them specially when politicians and the police are involved in the trade. This is a problem in the philippines before Duterte become president and still is but duterte fought it for the good of the people although its very unpopular to his administration but a lot of people support it.

[@warntheidiotmasses7114]

I've heard Phillipinos say Duterte was killing off the competition. Could be false. What do you think? Are the drugs gone? Or is it different drug dealers dealing that don't seem to get shot in the streets?

[@johnobrien8398]

Drugs are like the tide you can’t stop them It’s impossible

[@raymond-qz6ld]

While the International Criminal Court is after Former Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte because of his war on illegal drugs. For them eliminating illegal drugs and it's peddlers is a crime for humanity. On the other hand, the heinous crimes committed by drug addicts do not matter to them. It makes me think, perhaps there are accomplices from the ICC who are probably benefiting from this big business.

[@mrcoldshower2823]

of course they are...

[@cyrilkeane7921]

Has this not been a problem for many many years over there

[@globaladdict]

yea, but things change over time. If ur not interested, you don't have to watch

[@ramseydoon8277]

May all sentient beings be liberated from suffering and from the causes of suffering.🕉☮️☮️☮️

[@martinsnow6641]

Bit confused by the title. Meth has been big in Thailand since the 80's

[@rikkygoh974]

Corruption will fail all efforts.

[@DANTEANDOLINI]

Heroin is very labour intensive. Coke is easier to make. Picking leaves. Rather than milking poppies. represented in the price and purity.

[@antongavutti4376]

Chaos is ladder Fortune favors the bold There is no avoiding war It can only be postponed to the advantage of others...

[@Joe-og8um]

Thailand is one of the best countries in the world. I hope the put extremely strict penalties in place and devote groups of agents to fight against the drugs. Once the word is out, they can win.

[@chnbri3388]

lol

[@markpickett4403]

Thailand keep up punishment once you catch the culprits 😮.

[@usoptiyokok6450]

This war where country all over the world cannot win.never and forever

[@louisdisbury9759]

Both the Americans and Chinese have joined forces and share technology with Thailand to counter smuggling from both Laos and Burma.I live in Thailand here both Kratom and Ganja have been legalized but Meth is a completely different animal.

[@sohardtogetID]

You can have all the best technology you want. The problem is the people who are supposed to used them and the people in the justice system do not care.

[@kylejohnson7777]

They joined forces alright.yes they have.enter covid😮😮😮

[@JazzFunkNobby1964]

Americans and Chinese share tech, yeah right.

[@user-ll4on9my7h]

@@sohardtogetID No the problem is the boarder is long and hard to secure due to most of it being jungle.

[@user-ll4on9my7h]

@@JazzFunkNobby1964 You do understand how many microchips are manufactured in China... Also just the sheer amount of manufacturing which is outsourced to China. America whether she likes it or not is sharing technology with China.

[@jannipamaiwong6964]

Perhaps insight should look into the Chinese participation of this terrible scourge

[@jacobjorgenson9285]

You’ve never seen a Chinese person involved in anything

[@je7887]

So a local Thai dealing with drugs doesn't get executed but a foreign national trafficking will eventually be tried and convicted, terrible!

[@jordiegundersen1465]

Truth is that no one is seriously wanting to stamp out drugs nor any other social vices. Time and events have proven this..!

[@xixx70]

It should be legalize around the world from Bangladesh 🇧🇩

[@phil4977]

It’s across the world I’d say. Not just Thailand

[@williamhempsted5705]

You go all out and stop the profit of drugs then the problem will be weakened.