Thailand's World-Class Antidrug Program. James Emery.
by Emery, James; ProQuest Information and Learning Company.
Series: SIRS Enduring Issues 2004Article 65Health. Publisher: World & I, 2003ISSN: 1522-323X;.Subject(s): Drug abuse -- Thailand | Drug traffic -- Burma | Heroin industry -- Southeast Asia | Methamphetamine | Narcotics -- Control of | Narcotics -- Control of -- Thailand | Opium poppy growers | Opium trade -- Burma | School-based antidrug programs | Thailand -- Politics and government | United States Drug Enforcement AdmDDC classification: 050 Summary: "'We used to grow opium,' says Asoupa, a Lisu farmer in northwest Thailand, 'but now we only grow cabbages and corn and other such crops. It's better. If we grow opium, we get in trouble and lose everything.' Thailand has one of the most effective drug control programs in the world, one that could serve as a global model for drug-producing hot spots, such as Colombia, Burma, Peru, and Mexico." (WORLD & I) This article profiles Thailand's anti-drug program and discusses the success that Thailand has had in eradicating opium crops.| Item type | Current location | Call number | Status | Date due |
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Originally Published: Thailand's World-Class Antidrug Program, Feb. 2003; pp. 56-61.
"'We used to grow opium,' says Asoupa, a Lisu farmer in northwest Thailand, 'but now we only grow cabbages and corn and other such crops. It's better. If we grow opium, we get in trouble and lose everything.' Thailand has one of the most effective drug control programs in the world, one that could serve as a global model for drug-producing hot spots, such as Colombia, Burma, Peru, and Mexico." (WORLD & I) This article profiles Thailand's anti-drug program and discusses the success that Thailand has had in eradicating opium crops.
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