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will introduce you to something good,” or “It would not
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beaproblematallifyoutryitjustonce,”peopleareoften
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temptedtofallfordrugs.
People can reject drug recommendations to any degree,
byclearlysaying“No,”butwhatifthereweredrugsmixed
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inside the drink one drank unsuspectingly? What if one
recovers consciousness and then finds a syringe stuck in
▲GyeonggiDARChelpsdrugaddictsrecoverthroughlong-termrehabilitation.
theirarm?Nomatterhowalertoneis,itwouldbedifficult
but there is little support for treatment and rehabilitation.
to avoid such situations. In this manner, people are often
Thereare21hospitalsinKoreadedicatedtotreatingdrug
forced to take drugs without their knowledge. In April
offenders,butactualtreatmentisbeingheldonlyintwoof
2023, a gang handed out drinks mixed with Philopon to
them: Incheon Chamsarang Hospital and Bugok National
students around the academy district of Gangnam, Seoul.
Hospital.From2017to2021,atotalof1,280drug-addicted
Several students complained of abnormal symptoms
patientsweretreatedat21institutionsinKorea,butnearly
afterwards, without knowing the drinks contained drugs.
64percentofthemwereinIncheonChamsarangHospital
Thegangclaimedtohavedevelopeddrinksthatweregood
and Bugok National Hospital. In addition to hospitals,
for memory and concentration and used tasting events
thereareonlyfourDrugAddictionRehabilitationCenters,
as an excuse to distribute such drinks to students. There
alsocalledDARC,inKoreathathelpdrugaddictsrecover
arealsodrugsintheguiseofsweettreats.Atfirstglance,
through rehabilitation. This is a very small number
they look like bear-shaped jelly beans or colorful candies
compared to Japan, where more than 80 DARCs are in
that everyone is familiar with, but they can also be drugs
operation. In Japan, DARCs are located even on remote
processedintheformofsnacks.Infact,inOctober2022,
islands, and many people are actively being rehabilitated
colorful candies found in bars in Itaewon, Seoul, were
andsentbacktosociety.
found to contain MDMA, a type of drug also referred to
There is a saying among addicts that only lucky people
as “ecstasy.” In this way, even without an intention to do
can complete the treatment through rehabilitation. It may
drugs, anyone can come into contact with drugs due to
bedifficulttoquitdrugsvoluntarily,butitisalsodifficult
recommendationsandvariousdeceptions.
to find someone who can help the addicts get out of the
grips of addiction. Shin, a resident of Gyeonggi DARC,
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said, “I could not quit on my own, so I tried to ask for
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help. However, since this issue is hard to confess even to
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my close friends or parents, it was hard for me to make
up my mind to ask for help. After I made up my mind, I
once again faced
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difficulty finding
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where to start the
treatment because
▲Therearelotsofcaseswheredrugsareintheguiseofdrinksandsweettreats.
there was little
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information.”
Another resident,
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Nam, also says
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that the process
▲ComparedtoKorea,therearealotofDARC
of entering the
centersinJapan,eveninremoteislands.
The number of drug offenders is constantly increasing,
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