Drug Abuse

[Johnjc]

Please could some one tell me how I might determine if some one is using yaba?

What should I look out for such as sleepless nights, shivering, lack of response to questions etc

Thanks

[Chivas]

Hyper active and agitated.

[orchis]

person holding a knife to your throat would be a give-away.

seriously, urine test.

[stoneyboy]

Methamphetamine is highly addictive, with a long-term drug user taking 5-10 pills daily. Post come-down effects include irritability, insomnia, confusion, tremors, convulsions, anxiety, paranoia, and aggressiveness,hair loss can also be an indicator of a long-term user, either as a direct result of the drug intake, or indirectly through the user becoming withdrawn and anxious and contracting behavioural habits, such as hair pulling. Other reported symptoms also include lower back pain, possibly from damage to the liver or kidneys.

Edited April 9, 2012 by stoneyboy

[arthurwait]

I think so, but that could also be depression/anxiety, alcoholism and proably a host of other things.

I not saying who you are talking about is a bargirl, but my only experience of people on it here are, when drinking in bars.Either ya ba or ice. They're are the ones who are hyper, endlessly getting up to get you things when you don't want it. Also they are over confident and for some reason stare into your eyes like they can see through your head over and over again. Oh and the stimulated eyes.

I also seen ones like zombies on something, are they smoking it?

[katana]

Sometimes they have 'meth mouth' - bad or missing teeth.

[vtjforyou]

"sleepless nights, lack of response to questions etc"

Just normal life for a Thai :-)

[robblok]

If its anything like xtc then the chewing motion you make with your mouth is a giveaway. Plus the pupils are dilated will be hard to see in Asians.

[meom]

If someone is using occasionally (and there’s plenty of those, not everyone’s an addict) you won’t notice it really unless you know the person very well.

If it’s a girl I suggest you partake as well because without you won’t be able to satisfy her unless you make love like a porn star and can go on forever (that is hours instead of minutes).

What’s in her purse might be a clue.

Usually they have multiple lighters, a small glass tube (to be connected to whatever smoking device they use) a couple of straws like the ones you get in 7-11 or some silver foil.

No interest in food would be another sign.

Dry mouth, grinding of teeth are some of the other signs.

[Shurup]

^^ I thought thise pills were supposed to be swallowed, not smoked... :S

[meom]

^

They can be swallowed but the bio availability will be a lot less in comparison to smoking and you miss out on a rush which is what smokers are after.

[Johnjc]

Perhaps I should add a little meat to the bone.

It is my daughters mother who I am concerned about - which obviously affects my daughter.

When I say she does not respond to questions I mean when you call her name she does not respond. You can call her name 6 times and there is 'no one at home'. It is not just me, in the car, her cousin got absolutely no response. He tried several times - nothing.

She will then start praying and be almost in a trance.

She can then start shivering and this is outside so she is not cold.

Sometimes she eats and sometimes she will eat nothing.

She has not been violent yet

[deejah]

you folks really know your stuff!

might also be an opiate

or mental illness

why dont you ask her

better yet offer her something (famed)

desperation for money usual present, no?

or is that everyone?

also and oddly

drugs and alcohol might not appear to affect the thais the same way as they appear to affect farang

in the west the cops call it 'chicken head'

the head will bob, twitch and move uncontrollably

looks like the pros are posting

round table before the world ends!!!!!

[Sheryl]

Perhaps I should add a little meat to the bone.

It is my daughters mother who I am concerned about - which obviously affects my daughter.

When I say she does not respond to questions I mean when you call her name she does not respond. You can call her name 6 times and there is 'no one at home'. It is not just me, in the car, her cousin got absolutely no response. He tried several times - nothing.

She will then start praying and be almost in a trance.

She can then start shivering and this is outside so she is not cold.

Sometimes she eats and sometimes she will eat nothing.

She has not been violent yet

She is either using drugs or mentally ill or both. The two not infrequently go together.

Between various mental illnesses and effects of drug use, can be very hard to distinguish.

In either case your best bet is to get her to a psychiatrist.

[Sheryl]

P.S. Do not allow her to be alone with your daughter, someone else should always be present. Even if not violent per se she may well be suffering from delusions and thus cannot rule out dangerous actions.

[Johnjc]

Thanks for all your replies