Thai health authority warns of ‘Labubu’ drug outbreak during Songkran

Thai health authority warns of ‘Labubu’ drug outbreak during Songkran

Three people who used the drug experienced severe reactions. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Thai authority issues warning over deadly drug linked to Songkran celebrations

ANN/THE NATION – Thailand’s Ramathibodi Poison Centre issued a public alert over a dangerous street drug known as Labubu or Khanom (meaning snack), after it was linked to serious medical emergencies during Songkran festivities in Bangkok. The drug, reportedly shaped like the popular Labubu plush toy designed by Hong Kong artist Kasing Lung, caused severe […]

The poisoning unit at the Ramathibodi hospital, based in Bangkok, Thailand, published an alert on Facebook explaining that the three people affected so far, one of whom is in intensive care, used drugs with names like 'khanom' and 'la boo boo' and then lost consciousness. Later, he added, people suffered muscle cramps that were later complicated by respiratory or cardiac arrest. “Due to the symptoms, it can be suspected that it is due to a combi…