{"id":31288,"date":"2015-08-03T17:48:53","date_gmt":"2015-08-03T08:48:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/en.dailynk.com\/en\/?p=31288"},"modified":"2020-01-17T09:26:13","modified_gmt":"2020-01-17T00:26:13","slug":"drug-diet-fad-emerges-among-elite","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.dailynk.com\/english\/drug-diet-fad-emerges-among-elite\/","title":{"rendered":"Drug diet fad emerges among elite"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"MsoNormal\">The repressed appetite and heightened sense of stimulation offered by crystal methamphetamine, otherwise known as<br \/>\ncrystal meth, has made it an increasingly popular option for dieting among<br \/>\nthe wives of Party cadres and trade workers in North Korea. The growing<br \/>\npractice has led to mounting concerns about substance abuse problems within the<br \/>\ncountry, Daily NK has learned.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span lang=\"EN-US\">\u201cMore wives of cadres and traders these<br \/>\ndays are purchasing methamphetamine,\u201d a source from Yanggang Province told<br \/>\nDaily NK. \u201cThose who are already addicted use them for pleasure, and there has<br \/>\nrecently been an increase in those who get it for dieting purposes.\u201d<\/span>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span lang=\"EN-US\">Daily NK spoke with an additional source in<br \/>\nYanggang Province who corroborated this news.<\/span>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span lang=\"EN-US\">\u201c(They say) going on meth completely<br \/>\nsuppresses the appetite and keeps you alert even in the middle of the night<br \/>\nwhen you should be asleep,\u201d he said, explaining that these women find it<br \/>\nattractive since it not only makes them feel good but also offers the added<br \/>\nbenefit of weight loss, contributing to the rising numbers of these<br \/>\ndual-purpose users. &nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span lang=\"EN-US\"><br \/>\nMany women in this contingent convince their husbands, namely Party cadres or heads of<br \/>\nforeign-currency earning enterprises, to give them money so they can buy these<br \/>\ndrugs to help them lose weight. Currently in the city of Hyesan, 1 gram of meth<br \/>\nis sold for 150 RMB by smugglers. On average, people use roughly 0.1-0.3 grams<br \/>\nin one sitting, but the most severe addicts can consume up to 1 gram in a<br \/>\nsingle day, according to the source.<\/span>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span lang=\"EN-US\">\u201cTaking meth in the North is nothing<br \/>\nshocking, and these officials find themselves permitting the practice because<br \/>\nthey like their wives to be slim,\u201d he explained.<\/span>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span lang=\"EN-US\">Demand is so high, in fact, that one such<br \/>\nwife in Hyejang of Hyesan City was even lodging at her brokers\u2019 home to buy her<br \/>\nsupply, leading to fingerpointing from neighboring residents. \u201cThe crackdown on<br \/>\nmeth has become more severe, so these kinds of things are happening all the<br \/>\ntime,\u201d the source asserted.<\/span>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span lang=\"EN-US\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.dailynk.com\/english\/read.php?num=13303&amp;cataId=nk01500\"><font color=\"#0000ff\">As previously reported by Daily NK<\/font><\/a>, the<br \/>\nstep-up on meth crackdowns along the Sino-North Korean border and harsher<br \/>\npunishments for users have failed to reduce the number of addicts.<\/span>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span lang=\"EN-US\">\u201cThe reason why the numbers are not<br \/>\ndropping is because law enforcement officials and cadre members all have<br \/>\naddicts at home,\u201d he noted. \u201cOfficials involved in the crackdowns fear their<br \/>\nwives will get caught up in things and make things difficult for them, so they<br \/>\njust turn a blind eye.\u201d<\/span>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span lang=\"EN-US\">Naturally, the \u2018dieting trend\u2019 has elicited<br \/>\nincredulous reactions among ordinary residents, who point out that \u201cthe average<br \/>\nperson has no time, let alone opportunity, to gain weight between mandatory<br \/>\nwork mobilizations and a shortage of food.\u201d Disgruntled, beleaguered residents<br \/>\npoint out that if cadres would share some of that food around, \u201cthey wouldn\u2019t<br \/>\neat it all alone and get fat.\u201d<\/span>&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span lang=\"EN-US\">Last year, the North Korean authorities<br \/>\nadded five extra clauses to Article 60 of the country&#8217;s criminal code, which<br \/>\npertains to attempts to overthrow the state. Using or dealing in drugs appears<br \/>\nin the re-codified offenses, along with illegal phone contact with<br \/>\nforeigners, including South Koreans; viewing South Korean dramas or DVDs and<br \/>\nlistening to [foreign] radio broadcasts; transnational human and sex<br \/>\ntrafficking; and aiding and abetting defectors and leaking state secrets. The<br \/>\nadditional clauses stipulate harsh punishments for these acts, which could in<br \/>\nprinciple incur the death penalty.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The repressed appetite and heightened sense of stimulation offered by crystal methamphetamine, otherwise known as crystal meth, has made it an increasingly popular option for dieting among the wives of Party cadres and trade workers in North Korea. 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