SpaceMonkee8O t1_iy8jiva wrote on November 29, 2022 at 3:37 PM

Reply to comment by Rickard403 in Bad abbot: Thai temple left empty after monks fail drug tests by AstronautWombat

In Thailand young men are expected to be ordained as monks for a period of time. It’s a normal rite of passage. Meth is similar to study drugs like Adderall and it sounds like they probably took it orally.

Rickard403 t1_iy8rxwh wrote on November 29, 2022 at 4:34 PM

Oh that adds some insight thanks. Low dose meth is very similar to Adderall, yes. If they had lots of studying to do then the meth makes sense.

Automatic_Ad4679 t1_iy8jyy3 wrote on November 29, 2022 at 3:40 PM

Are you saying this was a party monastery?

SpaceMonkee8O t1_iy8mghs wrote on November 29, 2022 at 3:57 PM

Lol I know Thai monks have used betel nut (a stimulant) for hundreds of years, probably because it enhances concentration.

AccomplishedBrain309 t1_iyaq0en wrote on November 30, 2022 at 12:20 AM

Young thai men are encouraged to stay in school and get good jobs to help support their parents. In poor villages there ar no jobs. Gmo rice has collapsed the subsisdence farming culture across asia.

hamonabone t1_iybfzso wrote on November 30, 2022 at 3:40 AM

I have known of a couple monks who tricked a relatively developmentally slow ten year old into stealing a bicycle so they could buy meth pills.

SpaceMonkee8O t1_iybleow wrote on November 30, 2022 at 4:27 AM

Lol that’s messed up. I’m starting to imagine these monasteries as just a weird type of frat house.