Tag: drugs
The impact of N. Korea’s harsh lockdown of Onsong County in...
In the summer of 2022, North Korean authorities imposed a strict lockdown in Onsong County, North Hamgyong Province, to prevent the spread of the...
Poisoned N. Korean elderly couple revived through narcotics
An elderly couple in Kyongwon County, North Hamgyong Province, was brought to consciousness with the help of narcotics after collapsing from carbon monoxide poisoning,...
N. Korea’s drive to increase Koryo medicine production carries significant risks
North Korean authorities have recently emphasized the need for greater economic independence, including a shift toward domestically produced products. In the medical field, this...
North Korea sees spike in tuberculosis cases
North Korea has seen a spike in tuberculosis cases from the autumn of last year to the present. The loosening of COVID-19 prevention measures...
North Korean police arrest ten people for drug dealing
The North Korean police pulled off a sting that brought in more than ten people from a nationwide gang of drug dealers, Daily NK...
Yanggang Province woman dies after opium injection to treat common cold
A woman in Yanggang Province recently died after receiving an opium injection to treat a cold, Daily NK has learned.
The woman, identified by her...
New N. Korean video slams drug-related crime as anti-socialist
Daily NK recently obtained a video that condemns drug criminals for “using all means and methods to spoil everyone ideologically, spiritually and even physically...
N. Koreans continue to consume illegal drugs, smuggled TV shows despite...
North Koreans continue to consume illegal drugs and South Korean pop culture despite crackdowns by the authorities, a reporting partner in South Pyongan Province...
N. Korea sees rise in people consuming homemade drugs
More North Koreans are consuming homemade drugs now than before the coronavirus pandemic, multiple sources told Daily NK on Friday.
Prior to COVID, North Koreans...
N. Korea cracks down on pharmacies selling medicines above state-set prices
North Korea’s Central Public Prosecutors Office recently ordered a nationwide crackdown on pharmacies that violate a government mandate to sell medicines and other medical...
