UN/Thai programme for drug abuse control in Thailand-A report on phase I:February 1972-June 1979.
The paper describes the principal achievements of the UN/Thai programme for drug abuse control which was carried out during the years 1972-1979. The programme was of a pilot nature and covered five selected key villages and 25 satellite villages in the north of Thailand. The major components of the programme were crop replacement and community development, treatment and rehabilitation, and drug information and education. The Royal Thai Government has accepted the achievements of this project as models for greatly expanded programmes for the eradication of the opium poppy cultivation. Two key villages-Ban Mae Tho and Hui Tund Jaw which were included in a pilot programme have provided to be opium free.
D000383:Agriculture; D000822:Animal Husbandry; D003069:Coffee; D003153:Community Health Services; D004346:Drug Information Services; D004335:Drug and Narcotic Control / Q000379:methods*; D006266:Health Education; D006801:Humans; D007391:International Cooperation; D009293:Opioid-Related Disorders / Q000534:rehabilitation / Q000628:therapy; D009892:Opium; D012423:Rural Health; D019966:Substance-Related Disorders / Q000517:prevention & control*; D013662:Tea; D013785:Thailand; D014480:United Nations
D003069:Coffee; D013662:Tea; D009892:Opium