"But if it can be made locally and the price comes down, we could have big problems, " says Narong Suwanapiam, deputy secretary general of the Office of the Narcotics Control Board in Bangkok.

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It requires hospitalization with nothing to eat or drink, hydration and narcotics to control pain.

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She formerly worked on the House Select Committee on Narcotics Abuse and Control.

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The first anti-narcotics battalion, now operational, has been dispatched to the southern province of Putomayo, a region under the control of the biggest rebel group, the 15, 000-strong Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia.

ECONOMIST: Colombia