"At least 40 to 50%" of North Koreans addicted to meth

[HansOslo]

I read this book “Methland», about the use of the drug in the deindustrialized Midwest. A lot of the people who used it did it to be able to work long shifts (they had to work a lot, because the hourly wages were so low). That may be the case for North Korea as well. If you have to toil long hours in the field without proper nourishment then meth will of course look like a good deal. 

[HansOslo]

I read this book “Methland», about the use of the drug in the deindustrialized Midwest. A lot of the people who used it did it to be able to work long shifts (they had to work a lot, because the hourly wages were so low). That may be the case for North Korea as well. If you have to toil long hours in the field without proper nourishment then meth will of course look like a good deal. 

Damn, whatever happened to Red Bull?

I'm not sure, because I would assume they also sell it in rural Iowa and Illinois. It might be a bit trickier to get in North Koreah though.

[HansOslo]

At least in North Korea.

[HansOslo]

Indeed. They apparently gave it to German soldiers on the Eastern Front during the Second World War. I think that was before they really knew about the more horrific side effects of the drug.