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New Drug Treatment Centres in Laos: An End to Treatment As Punishment?

Summary by TalkingDrugs
Landlocked between China, Myanmar, Vietnam, Cambodia and Thailand, Laos’ location in the Golden Triangle places it in the midst of an area high in synthetic drug production and trafficking. Remote border crossings and poor police checks means drugs are cheap and available. Methamphetamine – commonly consumed with caffeine in pressed pills known as “yaba” – can cost as little as US$0.25.  While drug production in the Golden Triangle has historica…
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TalkingDrugs broke the news in on Monday, December 15, 2025.
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