Phuket Opinion: Where the streets are paved with ‘ice’

The Phuket News

 

The price of crystal meth (ya ice) in Phuket has plunged, causing concern among police of just how much of teh drug is on the island. Photo: The Phuket News / file

 

PHUKET: -- News of the major crystal meth drug bust this week with 7.5 kilos of ya ice seized in a condo north of Phuket Town was disturbing. It wasn’t the volume of drugs seized, or even the claim that the two main suppliers had confessed that they had shifted 54kg of the drug in previous shipments.

 

It was the price.

 

Phuket Provincial Police Commander Gen Teeraphol Thipjaroen noted, “The price of ya icehas decreased from approximately B1 million per kilogram down to B140,000.”

 

Like any business, increased efficiencies in production techniques and delivery networks reduce costs over time for producers who can then afford to lower prices, but to appreciate where we are now with ya ice, let’s do the math.

 

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Whenever they have a road stop when they make everyone do a urine test, they consistently find 25% of the drivers are using Yaba or Ice.  Your average Thai guy under 30 is high. Now, they're having a 90% off sale. 

 

Ya ba are tablets containing a mixture of methamphetamine and caffeine. Some effects include:
Euphoria.
Insomnia.
Irritability and aggression.
Decreased appetite and nausea.
Hot flashes, dry mouth, and sweating.
Damage to the small blood vessels in the brain.
Increased alertness, wakefulness, and physical activity.
Increased heart rate, blood pressure, respiration, and body temperature.

 

It's speed.  Ice is the purest and most potent form of methamphetamine. It comes as a powder or crystals that are usually snorted, injected or smoked. Smoking ice is more addictive than most other forms of drug use. Ice is more likely to cause paranoia and hallucinations. 

 

Thailand is turning the nation into Yaba users. 

 

 

Someone at the very top should wonder why the consumption among the population is that high...