North Korea Has a Serious Crystal Meth Problem (Meth Heads go mainstream)

Atlantic ^ | Aug 20, 2013

[TigerLikesRooster]

North Korea Has a Serious Crystal Meth Problem

Aug 20, 2013

We've known about North Korea's practice of selling state-manufactured, high quality meth in foreign countries, typically China, for at least two years, but now it seems the drug is sweeping the country. A new report in North Korea Review, highlighted today by the Wall Street Journal, is titled "A New Face of North Korean Drug Use: Upsurge in Methamphetamine Abuse Across the Northern Areas of North Korea," and alleges that meth has gone from the state's factories to smaller, independent "underground laboratories and 'home kitchens.'" The drug is now prevalent in the Northern areas of the country. One of the study's authors, Kim Seok-hyang, told The Journal, "Almost every adult in that area (of North Korea) has experienced using ice and not just once … I estimate that at least 40 percent to 50 percent are seriously addicted to the drug."

[TigerLikesRooster]

P!

[The Working Man]

On a serious note... Is it possible that the Meth distracts from empty bellies?

[nuconvert]

I’m surprised

[blackdog]

Increased worker productivity, decreased appetite, shortened lifespan..........yep! perfect drug for Norks.

[Mr. K]

most definitely

But if 50% of the country is using it, North Korea will cease to be a problem in less time than anyone expected.

It’ll kill you deader’n anything quickly

[TigerLikesRooster]

Actually, that is one of the reasons people started to turn to Meth, according to defectors. It is like smoking a cigarette, a way to feel good for a while. However, we all know this is way more serious than smoking.

[PGR88]

I think we will see a China-inspired military coup in DPRK before too long.

[Buckeye Battle Cry]

Maybe their little fat boy leader can get hooked on it and lose some weight.

[UCANSEE2]

Well... that helps explain a lot.

[TigerLikesRooster]

Or there are so many meth heads who lost any fear of state terror and start mass riot. Bullets won't scare them. That would be a bizarre end to one of the most heinous totalitarian regimes to date.

[EQAndyBuzz]

Or you take them all, put a stick in their hands and send them south to attack the great Satan.

[TigerLikesRooster]

There are allegations that there are meth heads among party officials. We don’t know how high it goes in official ranks. Most allegations are about some local or provincial officials. Meth are sometimes used as means of payment, like money.

[blackdog]

Hitler and Mao were big amphetamine addicts. Injections to run on rage and injections of barbituates to sleep.

Eventually you go insane.

[TigerLikesRooster]

UN will debate over whether to shoot at millions of Meth Heads launching a human wave attack and in ensuing delay, Seoul is overrun by them, while military’s hands are tied by oh-so-caring humanitarians at UN.

[blackdog]

Amphetamine use never comes to a happy conclusion, for everyone.

[bigbob]

Haven’t all evil geniuses fantasized about bombarding enemy territory with addictive drugs?

[TigerLikesRooster]

You are now seeing it unfolding on national scale.

[TigerLikesRooster]

In this case, the enemy is doing it for themselves. This robs evil genius of having the pleasure to ‘his evil.’ This is no fun for evil genius. LOL.

[TigerLikesRooster]

Correction: having the pleasure to do ‘his evil.’