Foreigners fight addiction at Thai monastery
By Reuters May. 11, 2017
Wat Thamkrabok, located in Saraburi province, has treated more than 110,000 people since it started its program in 1959, the monastery says.

“Here we have a particular way to practice Buddhism, and it fits very well into the treatment of drug addiction,” said Monk Jeremy, a 37-year-old Australian who underwent treatment at the monastery three years ago for heroin addiction.

Treatment begins with a “Sajja” ceremony in which patients take a sacred vow never to use drugs again.
Patients then drink, for at least five days in a row, a strong herbal medicine that induces vomiting. Vomiting is followed by a daily herbal steam bath to aid the detoxification process.

No contact with the outside world is permitted during the first five days of treatment. Patients pass the time by meditating, playing table tennis, and weightlifting, as well as performing manual work such as painting and making Buddha statues.

Some experts have questioned the effectiveness of Wat Thamkrabok’s methods...
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