Crystal meth: North Korea's new drug of choice:
"Many goods aren't readily accessible in North Korea, but according to a new study,
one is: Methamphetamine.
Though research about drug use in the closed-off country is scarce (as are accurate
reports originating from North Korea), a new study published in the American
journal "North Korean Review" estimates that 40 to 50 percent of meth users in the
northern part of North Korea are addicted to the drug, the Wall Street Journal reported.
The study, titled "A New Face of North Korean Drug Use," details how crystal meth,
known as "ice," has replaced opium as the most commonly abused narcotic.
"Almost every adult in that area (of North Korea) has experienced using ice and not
just once," the study's co-author, Kim Seok-hyang, told the Journal."
See:
http://news.msn.com/world/crystal-me...drug-of-choice