“People like ice better than opium because ice costs less and it is stronger,” the source said. “An increasing number of people are becoming addicted, and ice is sold even in rural and remote areas,” said the source. are close to becoming addicts,” said the source.Īnother source, from neighboring South Hamgyong province, said that drug use is widespread and not limited to the big cities. “People usually carefully check the price of products prior to purchase, but they don’t think twice about splurging for meth during the holiday season. “Social stigmas surrounding drug use, so people now feel that something big is missing if they don’t have ice or opium prepared as a holiday gift,” the source said. “Since the mid-2000s, drugs have become commonplace and the people now think that the holidays are not a joyful time if there are no drugs for them to enjoy,” said the source. “They usually buy ice to snort together during holidays,” said the source, adding, “They want to forget their harsh reality and enjoy themselves.” “In the past, ice users would try to be discreet, not wanting others to know that they were buying, but these days nobody seems to care,” said the source. “The bigger problem is that most of the buyers are young people, even those still in middle school,” the source said. “Drug dealers don’t have enough supply for their buyers,” the source said. “Ice has become a best-selling holiday gift item,” said a source from North Hamgyong province in an interview with RFA’s Korean Service. Meanwhile, young North Koreans instead share meth and other drugs, causing great concern for North Korean authorities. In South Korea the gifts might be cans of spam, fruit or other edible items that can be shared. Known in the West as crystal meth and going by the street name “ice” in North Korea, the drug has gained popularity, and caused many problems in recent years.ĭuring the lunar new year holiday, one of the two most important holidays on the Korean peninsula, Koreans visit their family members bearing gifts. Many North Koreans are spreading holiday cheer this year by giving each other illicit drugs as gifts, sources in the sanctions-hit reclusive nation say.
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