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Yaba’s grip: how cheap methamphetamine is fuelling Thailand’s addiction crisis

The cheap, addictive yaba pill is at the heart of a public health crisis in Thailand, with trafficking networks expanding across southeast Asia.

01.09.2025 6

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Joseph Janes

Synthetic drugs are having devastating effects around the world, from Sierra Leone to the UK

Kush, a synthetic drug ravaging Sierra Leone, highlights a crisis of sedation and structural neglect in marginalised communities all over the world.

11.08.2025 6

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Joseph Janes

Pink cocaine: the party drug cocktail putting a growing number of lives at risk

A synthetic drug cocktail known as pink cocaine, has rapidly become a major concern in Spain, the UK and beyond. Earlier this month, Spanish...

23.09.2024 2

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Joseph Janes