Booze ban: Thailand's one million heavy drinkers face serious health and withdrawal issues

[jollyhangmon]

 

... hilarious, not my drug of choice at all, still could show you around 3 stills in less than 30 minutes, hick ...

 

Prosit! 

[cyril sneer]

2 minutes ago, jollyhangmon said:

 

... hilarious, not my drug of choice at all, still could show you around 3 stills in less than 30 minutes, hick ...

 

Prosit! 

this is one of the problems, not enough alternative drugs to choose from and laws are too strict

 

the only thing i miss from the west, and i was 10 kilos lighter

[CGW]

1 hour ago, 248900_1469958220 said:

Lets get real here....You can still buy alcohol!!! Just because Lotus follows orders doesnt mean mom and pop at the end of the soi do....get real!

We got real, local stores will not sell! - The ones that do? will quickly run out of stock, they have been lent on over this, taking it seriously! reality! - get real.

[pagallim]

A former wife once said to me "you're an alcoholic"!

 

"No I'm not" I replied.   "An alcoholic goes to meetings, I go to parties".

[nikmar]

Hand sanitizer goes ok ish with soda and lime ????

 

I wonder what stage of mental breakdown Kn Chalerm is at.

[toofarnorth]

39 minutes ago, Calach said:

I'm going to hoard cleaning products before they get raided too. 

You say that.   Yesterday at Lotus I needed just 1 item , a bottle of Haiter ( bleach ).  Bottles are pink , blue or white , can't think what the difference is but they only had 1 bottle left , people must be cleaning their homes more.

[toofarnorth]

8 minutes ago, pagallim said:

A former wife once said to me "you're an alcoholic"!

 

"No I'm not" I replied.   "An alcoholic goes to meetings, I go to parties".

Similar at a mates wedding about 40 years ago.  I was best man , I was nudged to get up and speak  " Helo my name is Phil and I am an alcoholic....oops wrong meeting ".

[luckyluke]

49 minutes ago, Skallywag said:

After drinking for 45 years, I survived the last 24 hours without mental anguish or withdrawal symptoms.   Or did I? ????????

 

71+ old, so it must be like 55 years.

But I never drank home.

 

More,I only drink when I want, I don't have the need to drink daily;

but when I decide to drink, I know I won't go home before being drunk.

 

[yogi100]

16 minutes ago, CGW said:

We got real, local stores will not sell! - The ones that do? will quickly run out of stock, they have been lent on over this, taking it seriously! reality! - get real.

When and if supplies of booze are stopped all shops will eventually have none left to sell. Including the Mom and Pop shops.

 

But we'll then have people making bathtub gin if the regular stuff becomes unavailable for very long or gets too expensive.

 

Illicit alcohol was big business in the USA during the Prohibition.

[CGW]

11 minutes ago, yogi100 said:

But we'll then have people making bathtub gin if the regular stuff becomes unavailable for very long or gets too expensive.

Recipe? ????

[jollyhangmon]

33 minutes ago, toofarnorth said:

You say that.   Yesterday at Lotus I needed just 1 item , a bottle of Haiter ( bleach ).  Bottles are pink , blue or white , can't think what the difference is but they only had 1 bottle left , people must be cleaning their homes more.

 

... well there may still be some of the very thick variety who believe gargling with that stuff will do them any good vs. the virus, lol ... does some good to the gene pool though ...

 

Other than that yes, people indeed do more cleaning and sorting through sh...tuff whilst basically locked into their abodes, e.g. in Austria most requests to reopen where DIY, gardening stuff, tool shops as well as the recycling-centers ... they're about to open up again as we speak ... 

 

 

 

 

Edited April 14, 2020 by jollyhangmon

[Zikomat]

A lot of 7/11 alco-robberies on the way

[Misterwhisper]

2 hours ago, scubascuba3 said:

I guess they could of used a thai in the photo rather than a falang

They tried. But since the ban kicked off on April 10 all the Thai models they had initially invited for screen tests had in the meantime developed uncontrollable body shakes, sweats and stomach problems. Several others had forgotten what day and time it was, missing their appointments. And yet a couple more had developed paranoia, not daring to step into a room heated up by photography spotlights, fearing they'd burn to a crisp. So they hired a foreign bar stool warrior from Pattaya as a last resort, who - luckily - still was able to remember the address of the studio where he was supposed to turn up. 

Edited April 14, 2020 by Misterwhisper

[SEtonal]

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Edited April 14, 2020 by SEtonal
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[StevieAus]

1 hour ago, toofarnorth said:

You say that.   Yesterday at Lotus I needed just 1 item , a bottle of Haiter ( bleach ).  Bottles are pink , blue or white , can't think what the difference is but they only had 1 bottle left , people must be cleaning their homes more.

The difference is that some you can use on colored clothes without it removing the color and I think one is lemon scented

[warvet1970]

2 hours ago, PatOngo said:

Awwww! Maybe an opportune time for them to get a grip of their lives, have a good look in the mirror and change their ways!

Here, here!  I so much agree with your very astute and worthwhile comments.  Besides the humourous comments yours is the only sober one.  To add to it, alcoholism, cancer from tobacco products, death from vaping, opiate addictions and overdose, obesity and ancillary issues associated with and abortion are just other forms of much needed eugenics.  If we didn’t have inferiors in societies offing themselves and unwanted crack-addicted fetuses, then much like life without pollinating but annoying flies, worldwide, mankind would perish.

[CrunchWrapSupreme]

They still gather around the steps of the mom and pop shop here in the moo ban, for their shots of lao khao.

[marko kok prong]

Define Alcoholic,i drink everyday,slowly,don't get drunk,don't or very rarely touch spirits ,stopped for 3 days a week or so ago,bit of a headache on day 2 otherwise no other effects,so the question is am i an Alcoholic?

[Guderian]

I'd like to suggest that all the smug teetotalers on the Pattaya forum should show their compassion for those less fortunate and they should each adopt half a dozen Thai alcoholics and nurse them through the withdrawal period at their own homes since they're clearly such world-class experts on the subject of drinking.

[chippendale]

3 hours ago, Henryford said:

I can barely type a response, my hands are shaking so much.

Please hold my penis.

[JCP108]

Seems like it would have been better to find a way to just get people to not sit and drink together or party in large groups.

 

Death rate from alcohol withdrawal depending on which studies you look at ranges from 1-20%. So, if are talking about 1 million Thai alcoholics forced into withdrawal, that would put 10,000 to 200,000 of them at risk of death if the ban is effective and lasts more than a couple of days. 

 

For example...

 

https://www.medscape.com/answers/819502-79121/what-is-the-mortality-and-morbidity-of-alcohol-withdrawal-syndrome

 

Edited April 14, 2020 by JCP108
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[Traubert]

1 hour ago, yogi100 said:

When and if supplies of booze are stopped all shops will eventually have none left to sell. Including the Mom and Pop shops.

 

But we'll then have people making bathtub gin if the regular stuff becomes unavailable for very long or gets too expensive.

 

Illicit alcohol was big business in the USA during the Prohibition.

It was eighty yeas ago.......

[MadMac]

3 hours ago, darksidedog said:

Be interesting to see how long it takes then for alchohol withdrawal related deaths to overtake the covid numbers.

Nahhh....there is still room, a couple of thousand dead alcoholics, less so in traffic, plus a few virus victims. Big plus in the Songkran statistics this year.

[RichardColeman]

4 hours ago, darksidedog said:

Be interesting to see how long it takes then for alchohol withdrawal related deaths to overtake the covid numbers.

Be interesting to see how long it takes for shop keeper deaths to overtake Covid numbers

[sitti]

my most favorite drink is VOSS

[CraigInBangkok]

4 minutes ago, sitti said:

my most favorite drink is VOSS

so you pay far too much for a bottle of water ... cheers for the info!

[Georgie65]

I haven't had a drink in over 10 years, best life decision I ever made, saved my life! Who wants to buy a beer bar??? LMFAO! Bong Hits!!!

[Artisi]

3 hours ago, scubascuba3 said:

I guess they could of used a thai in the photo rather than a falang

Didn't realise there were any Thai alcoholics (as no Thai would do this), therefore it is appropriate to show the wicked ways of farangs. 

 

[hobz]

Good wake-up call for any alcoholic that was stupid enough to not stock up and unlucky enough to not find a new supply.

[bluesea]

just think of how many lives will be saved not only the health issue but the road toll over the Songkran Period.