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Ask a North Korean: how has drug culture evolved in North Korea?

"Many are driving themselves into ruin for a momentary escape from their depressing reality"
Tae-il Shim October 16, 2019
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Ask a North Korean: how has drug culture evolved in North Korea?
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Annyeonghaseyo all, and hwanyeonghamnida to the latest installment of Ask a North Korean — the feature where NK News readers pose their questions to our North Korean defector writers.

This week’s question comes from Antoni in Warsaw, who asked us about drug dealing, possession, and the consequences in North Korea if one is caught.

Tae-il has touched on drugs in North Korea before, but today discusses the subject in much more depth, including how North Korean drug culture has evolved over time and which strata of society are using which narcotics.

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