Drug policy
- Compulsory treatment for people with drug use disorders
- Availability of programmes that divert clients away from the criminal justice system towards treatment for drug use disorders
Treatment and Recovery Services
- Government unit responsible for treatment services for SUD
- Budget line in annual budget of government for SUD treatment services
- Taxes provide the most important source of funding for alcohol and drugs treatment programmes
- Specialised treatment for alcohol and drug use disorders
- Methadone is used for opioid dependence for detoxification
- Psychiatric Nurses, Social Workers and GPs are the three most important health professionals for the treatment of those with alcohol and/or drug use disorders
Prevention Services
- Government unit responsible for the prevention of SUD
- Budget line in annual budget for prevention of SUD
- State government provides the most importance financial source for prevention services for SUD
- Prevention services are available via mass media channels, school-based programmes and community-based programmes
- Thailand has a community-based needle exchange programme
Sources
General / Demography
Population
Total Population
71601103
Population ages 0-14 (% total)
15.80%
Education
Adult literacy rate (% people aged 15+ years)
94.10%
Primary school enrolment (% gross)
101.72%
Tertiary school enrolment (% gross)
43.98%
Health
Life expectancy at birth
78yrs
Fertility rate (births per woman)
1.33
Suicide mortality rate (per 100,000 population)
8.80
Other
Income group
Upper middle income
GDP per capita growth (annual %)
1.36%
GINI index (World Bank estimate)
35.10
Human Development Index
0.80
Drug Use
Prevalence of tobacco use (% population 15+ years)
2020.00%
Tobacco use among youth
15.00%
Alcohol consumption per capita (litres of pure alcohol, 15+ years)
6.86l
Annual prevalence of alcohol dependence (% population 15+ years)
1.80%
Annual prevalence of opiates use (% population aged 15-64 years)
0.20%
Annual prevalence of cocaine use (% population aged 15-64 years)
0.07%
Metadata
Data retrieved on:
01 Jun 2023
Data sources for numeric data