Yaa Baa Production, Traffic and Consumption of Methamphetamines in Mainland Southeast Asia |
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| Author:
| Chouvy, Pierre-Arnaud
Meissonnier, Joel |
| ISBN: | 978-9971-69-278-0 |
| Publication Date: | Jan 2004 |
| Publisher: | NUS Press
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $34.00 |
Book Description:
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The abuse of methamphetamine in Southeast Asia has become a major problem over the past decade. Thailand has been particularly hard hit, and methamphetamine abuse now affects all sectors of Thai society. In the early 1990s, manufacturers set up laboratories across the border in Burma and began large-scale production. The new and inexpensive product, known in Thailand as yaa baa or "madness medicine", fl ooded the local market, and has also been found in the United States and Europe.
The abuse of methamphetamine in Southeast Asia has become a major problem over the past decade. Thailand has been particularly hard hit, and methamphetamine abuse now affects all sectors of Thai society. In the early 1990s, manufacturers set up laboratories across the border in Burma and began large-scale production. The new and inexpensive product, known in Thailand as yaa baa or "madness medicine", fl ooded the local market, and has also been found in the United States and Europe.