Minister: K-powdered milk equals Valium overdose

Minister: K-powdered milk equals Valium overdose

Justice Minister Somsak Thepsutin speaks about
Justice Minister Somsak Thepsutin speaks about "k-powdered milk" during a press conference at the parliament in Bangkok on Friday. (Photo: Aekarach Sattuburuth)

The new cocktail of illicit drugs that has killed many people contains a huge overdose of tranquilizer, Justice Minister Somsak Thepsutin said on Friday.

Mr Somsak was answering questions at a press conference at the parliment on the new drug cocktail, known as k-powdered milk, which has killed seven users in Bangkok recently.

He said the Office of the Narcotics Control Board tested samples taken from the bodies of the people who died. They found diazepam equivalent to 100 Valium pills.

Valium is the trade name of diazepam, a powerful sedative.

"Even five pills of Valium, about 10 milligrammes, could be a fatal dose of the drug," Mr Somsak said.

The Food and Drug Administration controlled the availability of diazepam, which was not over-the-counter. 

The ONCB would find out where drug dealers were obtaining it from, the minister said.

According to media reports, k-powdered milk (named because it looks like powdered milk) contains a mixture of ketamine, methamphetamine, heroin and a sedative. 

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