Thailand Re-Educates Drug Addicts. / Linda Morris.
by Morris, Linda; SIRS Publishing, Inc.
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BookSeries: SIRS Enduring Issues 2003Article 63Health. Publisher: Sydney Morning Herald, 2002ISSN: 1522-323X;.Subject(s): Detoxification (Substance abuse treatment) | Drug abuse -- Thailand | Drug abuse -- Treatment | Methamphetamine | Narcotic addicts -- RehabilitationDDC classification: 050 Summary: "Compulsory detoxification camps for drug addicts have been set up in Vietnam, Singapore, Malaysia and Burma, treating addicts serving jail terms for drug-related crimes with a diet of drills, lectures and even physical duress. The results have been far from encouraging, with recidivism rates as high as 90 per cent and international criticism of the tough tactics." (SYDNEY MORNING HERALD) This article details Thailand's attempt to combat the drug "yaa baa" by explaining how detoxification camps work.
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Originally Published: Thailand Re-Educates Drug Addicts, Jan. 29, 2002; pp. n.p..
"Compulsory detoxification camps for drug addicts have been set up in Vietnam, Singapore, Malaysia and Burma, treating addicts serving jail terms for drug-related crimes with a diet of drills, lectures and even physical duress. The results have been far from encouraging, with recidivism rates as high as 90 per cent and international criticism of the tough tactics." (SYDNEY MORNING HERALD) This article details Thailand's attempt to combat the drug "yaa baa" by explaining how detoxification camps work.
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