Report Staggering 80% of Thai Army Conscripts Battling Drug Addiction

[KhunLA]

2 minutes ago, connda said:

I had "The Talk" with my pre-teen daughter.  What you can take, what should be used with caution or judiciously, then the sh*t that you don't ever want to take even once (like crack and vaping crystal).  Interesting tho' my kid really wasn't into drugs or alcohol.  She was raised by her mom who had both drug and alcohol problems, and of course the courts at that time simply awarded custody to my ex because "mothers make the best parents."  I got custody of my daughter when she was 11.  The kid had seen a lot and I emancipated her at her request at 17 so she could give life a try on her own.  She was a good kid.  Her boyfriend killed her in a car accident the week she was to graduate from High School. Speed kills - ironically.  Only child...you never get over that.

My daughter drank a bit too much alcohol, once, like 15/16 yrs old, and her friend called me and said, I might want to come get her 

 

That one time was enough, and she doesn't drink alcohol at all.   Also saw how it affected her uncles, other members of birth family and village families / relationships.

 

Thankfully she learned early and something I didn't have to worry about when she went to Uni.

 

Other Uni students, with new found freedom and influences, chose poorly, and did lots of alcohol & drugs.

 

Her circle of friends were more into learning and making money.  All paid off for them.  Even had a band and she use to sing on the weekends at night market.  Little entrepreneurs before even leaving Uni. 

[connda]

20 minutes ago, Magictoad said:

The really dangerous addiction comes from the system.  From your Dr.

Valium, Xanax, all the Diazapams, and now The Prozac type SSRI that are punishing to stop causing serious illness and sometimes death.  The one they're pushing now is called Mirtzapine sold as Zamir for insomnia and depression.

Exercise + Magnesium Glycinate + Gabapentine = A solid night's

[Ironmike]

Let's face the truth here the Thai military is a joke I've been stopped on my way to Ranong by the military and asked "where are you from?" and my reply has always been Earth. And the guys always let me in...... 

[eastlight]

On 4/25/2025 at 8:19 AM, TheFishman1 said:

I don’t think the Thai army ever really fought a war did they I mean you don’t they just came in and if somebody’s powerful they just let them do whatever they wanna do in Thailand I mean look at the Chinese TIT

This also applies to the US - they've never fought a war.

[jacnl2000]

First, while military conscript drug tests are typically more rigorous than standard village drug tests, the fact that 80% of conscripts with drug addiction issues passed the initial military conscript drug tests raises a question that needs to be addressed. Second, this surprising result may highlight the need to adopt effective strategies from rehab centers that treat drug addicts outside the military, in order to improve the current approach to addiction issues among military conscripts.

[Patong2021]

 

- up to 80% of men conscripted for compulsory military service in Thailand each year are grappling with drug addiction.

 OR

-estimated that of the approximately 80,000 conscripted individuals, the overwhelming majority are drug users, and a concerning 10% are severely addicted.

 

Which is it. 

It is to be expected that males of that age would have cannabis exposure. It does not mean that they are drug addicts.

 

As for the 10% estimate, that too is expected since the conscripts are primarily  drawn from an age and income group where yaba drug use is likely to manifest itself.

 

On 4/24/2025 at 4:59 PM, flyingtlger said:

 

You can take the boy out of the jungle but you take the jungle out of the boy....

 

 

 

The photos mean nothing. That US  military enlisted person may have very well been  responsible for multiple crimes while in the military. In 2022, there were 31 homicides in the US military, with no deaths from hostile actions (i.e. war) or terrorist attack. There were 29,000 assaults reported in the US military in 2023.  Someone is responsible and it isn't Johnny Civilian.