rachamim
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Thailand is the most expencive of the 3 nations, is the toughest as far as policing and the only 1 of the 3 that sets up foreigners via undercover stings for petty amounts. Pharmaceuticals are a bust in Thailand as well. The only plus is that amongst the 3 only Thailand has methadone lest you pick up a massive habit (Cambodia has been promising methadone for almost 4 years now).
Laos is a bummer as well. There is a single dusty town that has developed as a free for all zone, with no police hassles but incredibly over priced and very low quality drugs. The only plus in Laos is its cannabis. If you buy cannabis in Thailand or Cambodia it almost always comes from Laos (same for opium in Cambodia, it is coming down from Laos).
The best of the 3 is Cambodia. The belief that everything is OTC is false. You can get paracetemol/codeine combos (30mg), a gout medication using 11.5 mgs of powdered opium, most any Benzo but probably the best OTC is DHC (Dihydrocodeine) which is a codeine analogue with no metabolic ceiling. To put it in simple terms, codeine has a ceiling of 600 mgs (on average). Go above 600 and you will feel nothing. DHC is not only stronger than codeine, but there is no limit on dosing.
Now, you can, with some exertion find better stuff but it is under the table and not as easy as one imagines. You can get oxycodone ("Oxycontin"), Mundipharma (French brand) in 5mg capsules, instant release, but it will set you back a pretty penny. Heroin is much cheaper. Morphine can only be had in hospitals thanks to ignorant Westerners lapping it up like candy (until 2005 everything truly was OTC) and falling like flies).
If you go for Rx, research the French name of the substance, as well as French brands (codeine is locally branded but the best is actually Australian). DHC is 'Dicodin' brand, 60 mg caplets sold in complete packages. Pricing can vary, the most expensive being the shoppes on Monviong.
Opium is easily available but only in season. Harvest Season in Laos begins mid-March and by the end of March its in Phnom Pehn, annd to a lesser degree Siem Reap and Sinhoukville (the only 3 cities with any kind of scene though you can get heroin, methamphetamine and cannabis in Poi Pet as well).
Heroin is dirt cheap if you do your homework. I don't know how generalised I can get with locales here but will simply say that there is a backpacker district in Pehn, just as in Bangkok, etc. There you can find anything but quality is hit and miss and it is very over priced. Heroin is simply called "China White," and only in English. Methamphetamine comes in 2 forms, the most common is Yaa Maa (in Thailand it is Yaa Baa). Roughly 40% pure, filled with perfume and colouring it looks very much like Skittles candy. However,it is almost always smoked. Prices are lower than in Thailand thanks to the latest Thai campaign (once again execuring addicts). The better form is called "Yaa Ice," and is pharmaceutical grade crystals specially made for smoking. Ice actually takes a bit of effort to find where as Yaa Maa, like heroin, can be found in minutes.
Opium and cannabis are usually sold in 5 gramme baggies and the prices are very good by Western standards. In that backpacking district there isn't any police action and "Happy Pizza" (pizza topped with cannabis) is sold openly though the days of cannabis being sold in street markets for 20 US per kilo have long been gone.
Laos is a bummer as well. There is a single dusty town that has developed as a free for all zone, with no police hassles but incredibly over priced and very low quality drugs. The only plus in Laos is its cannabis. If you buy cannabis in Thailand or Cambodia it almost always comes from Laos (same for opium in Cambodia, it is coming down from Laos).
The best of the 3 is Cambodia. The belief that everything is OTC is false. You can get paracetemol/codeine combos (30mg), a gout medication using 11.5 mgs of powdered opium, most any Benzo but probably the best OTC is DHC (Dihydrocodeine) which is a codeine analogue with no metabolic ceiling. To put it in simple terms, codeine has a ceiling of 600 mgs (on average). Go above 600 and you will feel nothing. DHC is not only stronger than codeine, but there is no limit on dosing.
Now, you can, with some exertion find better stuff but it is under the table and not as easy as one imagines. You can get oxycodone ("Oxycontin"), Mundipharma (French brand) in 5mg capsules, instant release, but it will set you back a pretty penny. Heroin is much cheaper. Morphine can only be had in hospitals thanks to ignorant Westerners lapping it up like candy (until 2005 everything truly was OTC) and falling like flies).
If you go for Rx, research the French name of the substance, as well as French brands (codeine is locally branded but the best is actually Australian). DHC is 'Dicodin' brand, 60 mg caplets sold in complete packages. Pricing can vary, the most expensive being the shoppes on Monviong.
Opium is easily available but only in season. Harvest Season in Laos begins mid-March and by the end of March its in Phnom Pehn, annd to a lesser degree Siem Reap and Sinhoukville (the only 3 cities with any kind of scene though you can get heroin, methamphetamine and cannabis in Poi Pet as well).
Heroin is dirt cheap if you do your homework. I don't know how generalised I can get with locales here but will simply say that there is a backpacker district in Pehn, just as in Bangkok, etc. There you can find anything but quality is hit and miss and it is very over priced. Heroin is simply called "China White," and only in English. Methamphetamine comes in 2 forms, the most common is Yaa Maa (in Thailand it is Yaa Baa). Roughly 40% pure, filled with perfume and colouring it looks very much like Skittles candy. However,it is almost always smoked. Prices are lower than in Thailand thanks to the latest Thai campaign (once again execuring addicts). The better form is called "Yaa Ice," and is pharmaceutical grade crystals specially made for smoking. Ice actually takes a bit of effort to find where as Yaa Maa, like heroin, can be found in minutes.
Opium and cannabis are usually sold in 5 gramme baggies and the prices are very good by Western standards. In that backpacking district there isn't any police action and "Happy Pizza" (pizza topped with cannabis) is sold openly though the days of cannabis being sold in street markets for 20 US per kilo have long been gone.