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[7] [8] Drug use and addiction also increased significantly following the invention of the hypodermic syringe in 1853, [9] with overdose being a leading cause of death among intravenous drug users. [10] Efforts to prohibit various drugs began to be enacted in the early 20th century, though the effectiveness of such policies is debated. Deaths ...
A Thai police colonel known as “Jo Ferrari” due to his collection of fine cars, who was wanted on suspicion of involvement in the death of a detained drug dealer who was allegedly being shaken ...
Netiporn Sanesangkhom died of cardiac arrest after a monthslong hunger strike earlier this year protesting Thailand’s imprisonment of dissenters. Detained Thai Activist ‘Bung’ Dies at 28 ...
Ya ba (Thai: ยาบ้า, Lao: ຢາບ້າ, literally 'crazy medicine') is a drug containing a mixture of methamphetamine and caffeine. [2] [3] It was formerly known as yama (Thai: ยาม้า; literally 'horse drug'). Although it is illegal, it has considerable use in Southeast Asia. [4]
Served as first Asian American mayor of San Francisco until his death in 2017. [31] Jean Quan (1949–) 2011–2015: Chinese American: California: Democratic: Mayor of Oakland, California 2011–2015 [32] Steven Choi (1944–) 2012–2016: Korean American: California: Republican: Mayor of Irvine, California: Bao Nguyen (1980–) 2014–2016 ...
Thai police seized more than 15 million methamphetamine pills and other illegal substances worth 300 million baht ($8.15 million) in what authorities said on Thursday was one of the largest drug ...
Even non-Thai restaurants may include Thai-influenced dishes on their menu like Pad Thai and Thai tea. Thai culture's prominence in the United States is disproportionate to their numbers. The stationing of American troops in Thailand during the Vietnam War exposed the GIs to Thai culture and cuisine, and many of them came home with Thai wives.
Al Prince, 67, American-born French Polynesian journalist and tourism expert, after long illness. [107] Jean-Paul Proust, 70, Monégasque politician, Minister of State (2005–2010). [108] John Schoenherr, 74, American illustrator, Caldecott Medal winner, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. [109] Teddy Scholten, 83, Dutch singer. [110]