Thailand's Vomit Clinics Healing Ice Addicts

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Without sufficient rehab facilities at home, many desperate Australian addicts are looking abroad to help kick their habit. We travel to Thailand to explore the country's unique approach to rehabilitation.
"From a mother's perspective I had to do something, because I could slowly see him killing himself", says Julie. Desperate for her son to kick his addiction, and having discovered a 7 month waiting list for each of the few rehab centres in Australia, Julie looked to the HOPE rehabilitation centre in Thailand: With Australian addicts making up over half of their patients, the HOPE centre has become an overseas refuge for scores of Australians determined to get clean.​ ​Also desperate to kick his addiction, Steve has traveled to the infamous Wat Tham Krabok temple in the north of Thailand, a temple known "The Vomiting Temple" for its brutal rehabilitation techniques. At the temple, addicts drink nothing but secret herbal remedies and are forced to vomit rigorously for 5 days. The monks claims that, among foreigners, only 10% of patients ever use drugs again. If true, this would make the temple the most successful rehab facility in the world: Steve is a firm believer, revealing, "it's saved my life mate, it's saved my life".
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[@papabilby8855]

Getting off drugs isn’t the hard part. It’s staying off. Every clinic loves to tout their numbers about “getting people off drugs”.

[@Pescaicho]

My brother detox of opioids in this place now over 25 years ago, he has been clean ever since 🙌

[@judesxo5222]

Shortage of rehab beds everywhere not just in Australia. I’m in Ontario Canada and Kingston my city is severely plagued with meth including my own 28 year old daughter as well my 25 year old son. I’m heartbroken 😞

[@tammybrady2037]

Im so sorry ur dealing or rather living thru that hell. I too have children in active addiction. I know your hell. Mine are heroin and meth. My heart breaks for u. Keep your head up and pray. Ill pray for u. 💔

[@artistaloca4]

Judes and Tammy- update, please?? My heart goes out to you both and your families... 😔❤️❤️

[@edprice3690]

I didn't manage to stay clean until 34! Don't give up hope yet.

[@ThaiRehabHelper]

No shortage of rehab beds in Thailand :)

[@Kat-nt6ch]

At first, I'm watching the vomit clinic portion thinking "wow! all that stomach acid has got to be awful for the teeth." Then I realized that anyone using crystal meth (ice) isn't worried about their smile in the first place. I can hope all who go are can stay clean and sober.

[@christinemott2878]

Oh bs obviously u know nothing of it.

[@Jonyo25]

Brush after n before use

[@artistaloca4]

@@christinemott2878 Enlighten us, please christine. Are you still using? No judgement, I've never smoked it and I want to know what you mean by putting that comment here.

[@ryanurquhart8436]

It’s the hardest addiction, I believe it takes 2 years to get your head straight from using, everyone from family, friends, all end up using again 30 day 90 days not enough time for a , LIFETIME OF ABUSE , now the ones who broke there meth habit, did not touch it for that 2 year period, that time period seems to be the right amount of time to get there head straight , give them a fighting chance to be drug free. Ice FREE BASE METHAMPHETAMINE , that can be smoke snorted or injected has not been around long, only a few decades yes it’s a old drug . But not in its present form , just discovering of what the long term generational meth users ice , does , long term use damages the brain In the same manner of Parkinson’s disease , all that jerking you see when people are really high, dopamine imbalances from Frying the synapses permanently.

[@ryanurquhart8436]

I do hope pray for people who suffer from any addiction. It’s quite unfortunate because it’s how we are wired as humans , we are Creatures of habit we wouldn’t be were we are today as a human race if we were not

[@Tyler380]

There is no “Cure” for the disease of Addiction. When you stop using drugs or drinking alcohol you cannot start again. If you do it will be like you never stopped and it will get worst. The fatal progression of the addiction disease never stops. Total abstinence for the rest of your life is the only way to survive.

[@666blindrider]

Excellent, couldn't said it better myself.

[@geeg2017]

Maybe for you but not for me bud

[@bluespig1]

TOTAL BULLSHIT.

[@plutoplatters]

If one stops anything it's cured. key word "stop"

[@rabbits77]

I wish everyone well in their recovery

[@Queenofdamned13]

It doesn't make a difference on a $10,000 rehab or free.....It depends on the person if they're ready to change.....What hurts Courtney the most is his mother cause you can take a stubborn horse to the river, but you can't make him drink.....

[@sharonrigs7999]

$10000 is still pretty cheap. Most are at least $60-80k

[@williamlottering886]

Dear Courtney... As long as you put a mind altering substance in your body...you will not be able to escape the scourge of addiction completely. I hope you are free of it now.

[@plutoplatters]

Courtney's T shirt " DOPE " isn't that good of an idea. Courtney's the "cocky' type that's always difficult.

[@artistaloca4]

That tee IS DOPE😎

[@jeffreyjackson5229]

55 years! Bless you! 🙏

[@merlin6625]

The people of Thailand are smart, I was over there in the late 1980's in the Navy. There's a big base there, it was great!! May the Great Spirit watch over you. 🙏

[@TommyAventador]

And how much do that place charge?? $10k?! Unfortunately most places use other people’s addiction to make money. Sad.

[@kirilpopov7888]

Unfortunately! And 99% can't really help you but only help you to "get rid" of the last money you have. I've seen even ads for people who can cure you with some mysterious ancient magic....you know some ancient tribes created magic to fight the heroin and cocaine addiction :) This what is worse is thay the authorities don't pay attention and don't do inspection and control of any person or company which offers to cure addiction for some payment. If is free ok but if they ask you to pay then they should have solid proofs their method is actually working.

[@needmoreramsay]

First of, $10000 is NOTHING compared to what an addict will spend in short period of time to support their habit. The cost to their friends, family, life is far greater than $10000. Putting up with someone in withdrawal is not easy. They at least earn their money doing something worthy. Think about what others charge to inject fat into your lips, or install silicon bags into your chest, or suck fat out of your hips.

[@kirilpopov7888]

@@needmoreramsay Right! But first it's about if this works or not or is just the next luxury hotel for junkies with relaxing programs, fitness, rituals and so on where you feel good while there because of the connection between you and all people with same problem in there and when you get back home your pockets are $10 000 ligher and week or two later you meet your old buddies and say to yourself "what about of taking once just to remind the feeling and then won't touch anymore" and then you say "well I may using but only once a week, let's be only Sunday" and after month or two you are in the same shits.

[@kirilpopov7888]

What about the people like me who can't afford to pay 10 000$ at this moment? We should die then until we make our dealers richer? Honestly I do not believe to these luxury junky hotels so called rehab centers and people who say "my mission is to help people fight their addiction" but in same time they work on 1000% profit or even more and make you borrow big amounts from the banks or relatives just to make them rich. My opinion is that after any rehab you have to change your home, your town and even change your country if have to if this is the price to get clean! I am from EU member country and when was addicted to heroin I started taking methadone but found nothing can help me because everything reminds me for the time when was looking for the next shot so I decided to go work in Germany. When I was there I stopped the heroin and methadone and one month later I found there are many junkies around me in the same town but I had new life new memories and everything was different and nothing reminded me for my kicks so I didn't touch any drugs while in Germany despite I could find drugs just for few hours. Everyone who was in mine situation knows that addicted person can find drugs everywhere doesn't matter whether he is in his own town or is abroad just if he wants to

[@MissFearlessInc]

It’s free

[@rabbits77]

Monks are very good people ,how good they help for nothing ,so good to hear

[@dallasalley1201]

If it works for them.. that's awesome. Glad they are trying to quit by any means necessary

[@Maratrushka]

It seems that vomiting and counseling will be a good combination. the younger guy drinking beer doesnt show much hope. responsability and discipline are main.

[@jeffreyjackson5229]

Very inspiring. Keep yourself free or purge yourself of all toxins, which don't have to be material 😉🙏

[@avinashlilmohan8102]

Goes to rehab: continues to drink

[@nicoleallen6792]

I saw this year's ago and have been looking for it since and it just popped up outta nowhere! Awesome wow.

[@TheMeatballSwede]

I think Jordan should go to the puke temple too. I think he will be back in the same habits again pretty soon.

[@starlasaudios]

I have this huge fear of vomiting and I am from Thailand. I never knew this, and it makes me feel like I don’t wanna to back to Thailand. I love my country but I don’t like this part.

[@jeffreyjackson5229]

The approach makes sense, at least to me. Drugs are a toxin, which the body has developed a tolerance, eventually, an addiction for. If that medication does what I think, it reaches beyond the stomach. I wouldn't be surprised if it also causes frequent urination, perspiration, and bowel movements as well.

[@bluespig1]

Everybody wakes up everyday and has the power to choose what they do that day. If you choose to 'give up your responsibility' you deserve what you get. Parents have a hell of a lot to answer for, as kids do not start abusive behaviour if they love themselves and have loving parents. People need to practice mindfulness and learn to live in the moment and understand their choices have results.

[@Buubbba]

Such a simple minded way of thinking. Dont speak on things you have no idea about because you just come across as stupid

[@Oakleaf700]

Courtney's family spent $10k...and it looks like it will be a waste of money. I don't feel he is really ready to quit.. but the guy Steve.. the one at the vomit Temple.. he seems a more honest with himself kind of bloke. Methadone [physeptone] addicts can requite a lot longer at the monastery- as methadone is so long and painful to withdraw from [compared to heroin/morphine..the vomiting if one is addicted to 'ice'.. probably shows that it is symbolic[as they say in the film] ..Westerners do find the Thai regimen tough- but it is free!....did you notice at the end, Courtney's T shirt said ''Dope'' and another person's said ''Hope''..this says a lot.

[@yorkigayiafgani2984]

I've been on methadone and it's way worse than heroin withdrawal... but 15 days would definitely get you over most of the physical stuff... sleep takes ages to get back to normal though... having said that this place is way better than any shit Aussie detox

[@Oakleaf700]

Tom Popz al afghan gayi All detoxes are crap..there isn't any way of sugaring the pill. They do ones in UK called ''detox 5'' where someone is under heavy sedation, but they puke and crap their way through the days..naltrexone speeds things up a bit brutally. The Thai detox place is spartan, but does seem to get some very good results. Re methadone.. it depends how long someone has been on it..some people I now have been on it 35 years, and they do find detoxing hard, but some have swiched to buperenorphine, and seem like different people. But they are still ''on'' something, not truly clean. sleeplessness and general anxiety is the worst after methadone... and a sense of exhaustion that seems to last for ages.

[@michaelward6333]

Rehab wont help them now. Transcendental meditation can. Teach them to feel laughter every time theyd cry, distract with obsession, and be thankful theyre not even sorry.

[@maggie0285]

I can see where a vomiting ritual would help. Don't we all want to get rid of bad things?

[@TheLlivingllegend]

I did it all with my late son..having ended putting him in a mad house yes was awfully bad..4 different rehabs never worked

[@deathrattle2579]

+Llivingllegend el toro I'm really sorry to hear that. You mean that you put your son into the "vomit rehab" centre and that it didn't work? I have been struggling with addiction for about 15 years now.

[@SelfStirringPot-com]

+DeathRattle Yeh I been smokin 5 years, and sounds interesting.

[@queenofthebutterflies5212]

I'm sending you a prayer. I'm SO sorry for what happened to your son 😢

[@nichtdiemama11]

At first I thought they were doing something called aversion therapy, but the vomiting seems to be rather symbolic. Alcohol aversion therapy is a controversial type of treatment, where the addict takes nausea inducing medication every time he drinks alcohol, until after a while the mere thought of drinking makes him nauseous.

[@A.HoneyBear277]

Meth is so much easier sleep it off and eat. Heroine on the other hand is another story. I dont think this rehab would be able to do it if heroine addicts came in.

[@briang8766]

I totally don't get it either? There's no physical withdrawal from meth... Other than fatigue & food? Makes no sense?

[@chrisyoung3146]

No no meth affects ur brain for years.hard to feel physical pleasure

[@thinhlai4587]

that is absolutely brilliant program.

[@christinemott2878]

Itscstupid AF

[@nocomment1469]

Im wondering if Kratom is one of the 120 ingredients in the medicine soup ? Kratom alone would help the opium addicts but used to taper off, not just one big nasty dose

[@kimwheeler9100]

no comment I swear by kratom red mang da is super helpful find ur local botany bay ,

[@needmoreramsay]

I wonder if this treatment works for bulimia as well ?

[@christinemott2878]

Ha ha

[@henryonly8351]

I'm sorry but I have a lot of problems with this 🤦. Seek medical help from your primary doctor and they will refer you to the professionals.

[@bigislander72]

About 95% of drug users just quit on their own but the rehab industry would have you believe otherwise. Willpower IS key, this coming from a former user of meth, heroin and cannabis.

[@n.w.f7265]

Couldn’t agree more, that’s what I did.

[@deborahhall1999]

Pray for THESE souls that they may be found

[@honeybee_gaming3167]

God always has a plan.

[@keijulkyl]

FUN FACT: Recently, all the monks in a Thai monestary had to be removed because they were found to be addicted to meth. True story. Just sayin.

[@TheSmashingDoc1]

wow, these monk get the most out of this. their karma gets cleaner with every addict. they treat the root of addiction, the cause. this should be a sighn to every atheist that there is more than just the material world.

[@PetadeAztlan]

Anyone who is sincere about recovery from drug addiction must approach it as a warrior waging a war, sometimes against hidden demons in the psyche. This is serious stuff, I recommend a radical approach, including psycho analysis , deep meditation and finding out the source of the pain. @Peta_de_Aztlan:

[@nodrama490]

+Peter S. López (Che Petá) well said, I found my source of pain and thats what helped me stop being an addict. Ice just eats your life away without you knowing it till its too late,.

[@conradsmithlacsina4166]

+Peter S. López (Che Petá) Agreed. Willpower is the key to redemption. You should want it so bad, and think of it as a journey rather than a one-time, big-time thing. Stay in your determination and don't give up!

[@nodrama490]

Dran CoLax Exactly :)

[@jeanimariep]

finding the source of the pain..really touching it....owning it..is the key to not doing what you know is so wrong

[@luckylife2b793]

Yeah and I just wanted 2add....if it doesn’t happen 1st attempt don’t be too disappointed but deffo try again and keep trying as you can do it

[@yorkigayiafgani2984]

much better than any Aussie rehab or detox facility!!!

[@maxmiser286]

I don't think i would choose Thailand as the place to quit if I had a meth addiction. I'm sure that 10k could have been put to better use.

[@kirilpopov7888]

Yep. You could by a lot of meth with 10k :) No, seriously there are better places in Europe and I am sure in North America too

[@zentafergiefergie7044]

Thats 70,000 ice addicts 70,000 affected families 70,000 less people living productive lives 70,000 more problems in society build more rehabilitation centres like shalom were people can live a productive life

[@deannastatler7712]

Was that guy drinking a beer at the restaurant?

[@derekanderson4940]

good on man your come right it's up to you

[@mozzmarket]

1 month will not beat an addiction! even if it does set u back £10,000!!!

[@monkeymajix]

+mozzmarket That's true. Even after 6 months to a year there is still the risk of relapsing. The only way of beating the demons is through pure determination and it also helps when you stop hanging around the same crowd that could have bad influences on you. This is very true when it comes to ice addiction. After the initial 2-3 months of being off the drug you will stop thinking about it but once you see it infront of you the temptation is overwhelming. I've been off it for 1 year and I did it cold turkey, I have been staying away from all the people that could risk me into relapsing and it has worked thus far.

[@ibobeko4309]

+monkeymajix good job, stay focused, there is always a risk of falling back, i knew it from many people, who are were been clean for years and then it happens, the girlfriend leaving them or they lose their jobs and then they do the same mistake again.

[@monkeymajix]

ibo beko Thanks for the encouragement. That is so true a lot of people tend to get drawn back into it once something bad happens in their lives and that's a shame because it ruins all the hard work they've put in.

[@ibobeko4309]

monkeymajix I wish you best luck buddy, merry Christmas, for me happy festivus.

[@monkeymajix]

ibo beko Thanks bud, Merry Xmas and a happy new years to you too.

[@queenofthebutterflies5212]

Please also remember Narcotics Anonymous is FREE. It costs nothing and you can be with other addicts heling other addicts thru recovery.

[@lordatum8139]

Once gone, forever gone.

[@permaculturedandfree2448]

From my xp with this issue I would say he seems like he is going to relapse.... WILL POWER is all we have once physical sytems are gone...Courtney has single mother?

[@lisascott2449]

I definitely wish everyone well

[@jeanimariep]

Courtney... don't "get your shit together" you'll be a dung beetle... forever rolling your shit around and around..... and around you are successful in everything you do and say.

[@MsJgreen77]

I wonder how the monks feel about Kratom.

[@inthecards7535]

Shit it's probably in the purging medicine, it's got 120 ingredients

[@ZerudaDensetsu]

My ed ass be like, i needs sone of that vomiting drugs.

[@bluespig1]

Courtney WILL FAIL because he is getting clean because he thinks he should as a baby is on the way. Until he wants better for himself, nothing will change.

[@onggiong6660]

All know to talk and give so many suggestion how to quit to stop useing drug...unfortunately you are not the drug addict. ..why people in out so many time prison end up still useing back the drug..only the addict can understand another addict and help themselves. .important parts is after detoxification how to stay clean and sober don't relapse against.

[@JamesRendek]

Cold turkey is the way to go with most addictions. Something's do require drawn out medical weaning to make sure you don't die though.

[@lisascott2449]

I believe in weaning down. This way they won’t have the shock treatment. I smoke cigarettes and weaning down definitely helped. Going cold turkey caused anxiety, pacing, and other issues. I’m sure it’s the same for street drugs. Never want that in my life!

[@YasminYoruba]

Rehab needs to be free!!! The government should fund that

[@KillaCaff1]

By government you mean "people that work and pay taxes" don't ever forget that.

[@YasminYoruba]

KillaCaff1 no I mean government! But you’re right. There was an experiment that was conducted that showed that when a community helps and not out casts these people that they change.

[@KillaCaff1]

@@YasminYoruba how is the government going to get funds? Probably tax revenue... from people that work and pay their taxes. So you want hard working tax payers to pay for this? It seems you lack the fundamentals of basic government structure. You should watch some fun government videos on KZbin to grab a better understanding of where government money comes from. I personally do not want to pay for programs like this.

[@YasminYoruba]

KillaCaff1 I just said I get what you mean. If though these people are successfully they would bring more revenue into the country

[@KillaCaff1]

@@YasminYoruba yes. But you can't expect taxpayers to pay for every single thing.... more government is never the solution, they are extremely inefficient. Yes I agree if they could get back into a productive lifestyle they could help the community as a whole

[@inimacam3945]

Bring on the death penalty for dealing in ice .

[@thatsplenty19]

addiction is best treated in the mind, not the body !

[@conradsmithlacsina4166]

+kieran james Agree. Willpower could be the key to an addict's redemption.

[@llamacebu216]

10,000 for a month? Such a fucking scam

[@TheSmashingDoc1]

10k a month. lets say the room is 2k, the flight 2k, the counceling 3k to be generous. then why 10k!?!?!?!?!?!?

[@zoe9632]

Because all rehabs are money making machines.

[@inthecards7535]

I'm sure this doesn't really work. The thought of using after paying 10K is the one factor thatd make one abstain.

[@MissFearlessInc]

It’s free

[@AaronHollander314]

Seven month wait for rehab?!?! So much for Socialized Medicine. In the U.S., there are thousands of same day rehabs. All covered by insurance.

[@edprice3690]

😂😂😂 Are you seriously going to stick up for the American health system?

[@edprice3690]

And what percentage of Americans have medical insurance?!?!

[@AaronHollander314]

@@edprice3690 According to the 2019 Census...the percentage of people with health insurance coverage for all or part of 2019 was 92.0 percent (basically, everyone). And it is FREE for people that can't afford it.

[@AaronHollander314]

@@edprice3690 Best in the world...BY FAR.

[@zoe9632]

Please look into the out of control fraudulent rehab industry in the US.

[@Josh-pk3oc]

Ya'll make it so expensive... Who dafuq would even think about coming there?.. Not just urs but to any place... Cheaper to just die it out... I'm one looking for help, but the price... There's no hope for me

[@sandrawiley1755]

I see the vomiting as act of purging,cleansing if you will.

[@ashwilliams4121]

Manor born best south Australian rehab centre 10/10

[@jessicaeaton3183]

Courtney isn't going to stay clean

[@austinhealey1120]

I always feel incredible after puking but not in midpuke that's the worst lol

[@rebelliouslogic2705]

Hi .. my name is Stacy. I'm a ice slit

[@ivxample]

Ngl but this looks like an Australian nightclub after raspberry Vod cruisers kick in

[@briang8766]

I don't get it?? There's no physical withdrawal from Ice aka Crystal meth so why vomiting clinics?

[@christinemott2878]

Yes there is u dumb ass. Its a hard horriblemental mind fuk.and it paralyzes u.u are so ignorant wj6 comment?

[@hanzoh9379]

Only psychological withdrawal it's not like herion and opiud addiction

[@baltazargarcia7327]

It’s harder to quit heroin

[@views-ve2ur]

Steve made me smile.

[@arranwalker4292]

Did he stay clean????

[@jollylee11]

Need more NAs

[@debrademusz6044]

If you know you’ll get addicted why do you take the first try.

[@youtooaromatherapy1897]

Most people, by the time they get to thinking about trying any addictive drug are already broken on some level and the drug, once taken, will start working its voodoo. With meth, it's a quick initiation into addiction, heroin is pretty fast too.

[@Queenofdamned13]

No one thinks they can get addicted they think you can control it....for some it takes years for others 3 days!!!

[@finlaymatthews2715]

God you're dumb

[@hanschouwman4536]

We different ways of treatment.Otherwise its only 10 % who will make it.

[@fredericbeigbeder9119]

if I want to vomit 2 bottles of Vodka do it for me

[@chasedavis2358]

I thought this was ayahuasca

[@DanKirchner5150]

i love vomit clinics

[@cherriemay528]

A rehab center 😂

[@boowgs]

This place in de video is just the commercial (read:expensive!) version of the one and only Wat Thamkrabok in Saraburi,Thailand, check it out: TUfQqqBjrcE

[@hismajestyericcartmanthese5755]

This is mediaeval torture. Constant vomiting can lead to great harm

[@conradsmithlacsina4166]

Willpower is the key to redemption. Think of leaving that crappy life behind as a journey, rather than a on-time, big-time thing. Stay on the good, straight road and don't give up! You can do it my friends!

[@christinemott2878]

When u come off meth u go crazy in ur head a nd alotbtake their own life bcuz it drives u mad trying to withdrawal.especially if u are alone! And noone cares if u live or die.so why stop?

[@davidmayhew8083]

Why are they such pugilist?

[@ばばん-d9f]

12:12 12:12 12:12 12:12

[@scott6504]

Addicts are born that way. It's usually depression or some comorbid disorder.

[@I_luv_french_fries]

I have not suffered from addiction but I have friends who do and have.. from what I understand it seems to be in the genes..

[@ThaiRehabHelper]

Genes are part of it but there are also other factors that can lead to addictive behaviours

[@ogsensamilla7571]

Rehab blows

[@li-cam1478]

Remember it's all in the mind😉

[@devonlee1999]

Soo they r just poisoning these folks lol. Niice.

[@z_xaggerrobloxnicholas5673]

11:04 turn captions on and read em, it says something so funny.. so racist..

[@surajpagare9308]

give him tough love after rehab might help him...

[@leedunbar3785]

$16$$000 vs 30 KKKB 👑🐼🚬✨🌍

[@iLoveCats_29]

Ewwwwww i think i hanna thurow up to😷😷

[@goody657]

ice ice baby

[@kapstadtkenny6325]

Scheiß Ice .

[@MrMotherfuck123]

A Puke Temple says it all.

[@randyrustybuts9566]

JUST SO NO, WILL POWER IS THE KEY, DONT GIVE UP HOPE? JUST SMOKE DOPE!!

[@alenmuharem7360]

Can someone please help me i need answers im on methadone is it free and can some one find me a phone number to call them im searchin every day please