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Mike Nelson here.
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North Korea has been hit by an epidemic of methamphetamine use, according to a new study based on interviews with North Koreans who defected to the South.

Some defectors have claimed that two-thirds of North Koreans have used methamphetamine, or "ice", since it became more widely available within the state.

Professor Kim Seok-Hyang, a co-author of the report, has told Radio Australia's Asia Pacific program the drug has become so easily accessible it can even be ordered as casually as an espresso in a coffee shop.

"It's very expensive, but still it's not so difficult to get methamphetamines through those restaurants anywhere," she said.

Professor Kim says the drug became more widely circulated within North Korea after the Chinese government banned illegal imports of the drug into the country.

"Since 2003, 2004, 2005, the Chinese government started to strictly ban ... methamphetamines from North Korea," she said.

"Those who were making money (from illegally exporting the drug), they don't know where to go, so they started to sell it...within North Korea.

"Since then many North Korean people methamphetamine."

Professor Kim says methamphetamine use is widespread amongst the law enforcement units in North Korea.

"When Kim Jong-un became the leader of North Korea it was banned by North Korean authorities, but the problem is that those policemen and other high ranking officials, they are the ones who are fond of methamphetamines," she said.

Professor Kim says many North Koreans started using methamphetamine for medical reasons but became addicted to the drug.

"At first most of them started to use methamphetamine as a medical cure," she said.

"The hospital medical system stopped (using it) for a long time...but once they get addicted to methamphetamine there's no way for them to get out of it."

According to Professor Kim, methamphetamine addicts in North Korea are desperate to access the drug regardless of the cost.

"Using methamphetamine does not mean they have enough money to dispose," she said.

"They put all the money they have in methamphetamine."

http://www.abc.net.au/news/2013-08-29/an-north-korea-hit-by-methamphetamine-drug-epidemic3a-study/4922796

plausible... plausible.

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Mike Nelson here.
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WSJ ran this: “Almost every adult in that area has experienced using ice and not just once,” a study co-author told the Wall Street Journal. “I estimate that at least 40% to 50% are seriously addicted to the drug.” but then said that was doubtful. which then umm why'd you report it retards.
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69% of North Koreans probably use Super Meth, which is a more sick version of Meth. Hell, I wouldn't be surprised if the number was higher, maybe 420%. Yeah sure you can quote me on this for your thing.
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political car tune
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The sales of Kristall Methamphetamin have gone up 1488% since 1939
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Not Your S.H.I.E.L.D.
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i saw an article about this the other day and at the bottom in small print it was like "figures culled from the mind of a single escaped DPRK prisoner" and i laughed and went back to smoking my good ol' Made-In-The-USA meth, best in the world, dont let anybody tell you different
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maybe american biker gangs should team up with north korean fifth columnists to spread havoc and communism across the world
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did i say communism, i meant meth
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In England they're addicted to meths. Has anyone ever made this joke before
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lol
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Poronto
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breaking bad would have been a far better show in north korea
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political car tune
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littlegreenpills posted:

breaking bad would have been a far better show in north korea

Brian Cranston would make an excellent dear leader