Alcoholics upcountry

[michaelr]

I stay upcountry in Isaan with my Thai wife. It's great! I am the king in the village here now.

My wifes brother drank a lot of alcohol everyday and lost the control of the boose.

I went to a Bangkok pharmacy and bought a whole case of medicine for him, similar to Antabuse, but this is a Thai brand called "Alcobuse".

Now the business is on top, more than 30 thai guys in the "mini-hospital" at our house every morning between 07.00-08.00 to get their daily doze of medicine. The word of mouth goes now about the Amazing Farang Alcohol Doctor... The farmer wifes turn in their Thai husbands for treatment here.

The charge is Thai price, 20 baht a day per person. My wife makes nearly 600 baht a day in profit a day, and that goes in my Beer Chang account.

More than 12,000 THB per month in profit.

Cheers!

"One Tambon - One Farang"

PS! Farangs welcome for treatment, half price, only 10 baht per day.

[LordHawHaw]

It's Lord Jim, reincarnated.....

[PattayaSteve]

Michael - you have to be kidding.   Disulfiram (Antabuse, Alcobuse) blocks the oxidation of ethanol at the aldehyde phase.  Instead of becoming water, the alcohold remains as a formaldahyde.  If someone chooses to drink while taking antabuse, they can easily die from cardiac arhythmias or respiratory arrest.   You are playing a seriously dangerous game here by practicing medicine or dispensing without a license.   Beware.

[mrentoul]

If this guy had a real job or anything to offer I don't think he'd bother to gloat about the money he's making at the expense of these poor villagers.

[pschef]

I tend to agree with pattayasteve, the least that could hapen is one of your patients goes blind :ghostface:

[MaiChai]

Unfortunatly Thais have no self control (Land of the Free where people please themselves), meaning many Thais can't keep themselves from themselves and become alcoholics. Seems to be a serious problem in the villages where people have plenty of time on their hands waiting for rice harvest and the illegal low cow (low baa) is cheap. I refuse to get sucked into it and don't drink before midday and some days don't drink at all. Village headmen seem to unable to avoid it (all those functions/parties/funerals to attend).