The drug keeps Soonthorn alert while he ferries passengers around the capital’s traffic-snarled boulevards on his motorbike. Meth prices have slumped around Soonthorn’s home in the Khlong Toei slum, where pills are sold for as little as 50 baht (RM6.74) apiece. “Over time, it actually becomes the other way round because they can’t find enough money to buy drugs, ” Shaowpicha said. Former addict Jum, 32, said taking pills gave her the strength to carry heavy sacks of rice all day. “I’m trying to get my life back together, get a proper job, find a permanent address and get my kids back, ” she said.

Source: The Star February 18, 2021 01:30 UTC