Minister Proposes to Legalise Krathom Use
Minister proposes to legalise krathom use
Krathom could be used as a less potent, harmful substitute for other powerful drugs to cure addicts in addiction treatment programmes, similar to the use of Methadone to treat heroin addicts, he added. Mr Chaikasem assigned Dr Anek Yomjinda, director …
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Tanzania: The ideal destination for drug gangs
The government has opened two clinics that dispense the opioid methadone, which serve more than 1000 heroin addicts. Why Tanzania? … Heroin is imported to East Africa directly from Afghanistan, Pakistan and Burma through Thailand. Much of it finds …
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Pill May Prevent H.I.V. In Drug Addicts
Dr. Salim S. Abdool Karim, a prominent South African AIDS researcher, said, “This provides the totality of the evidence that the drugs used to treat the infection are also very effective at preventing it.” Antiretroviral drugs are … The study …
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