Can't even get pseudo-ephedrine from a pharmacy in Thailand, have to get it from a hospital where it is prescribed by a specialist, a GP can't prescribe it.
Another drug treated similarly is codeine but you can buy tramadol over the counter.
Yeah, that's what I figured considering their yaba problem. I'm maybe a bit surprised about the tramadol. In certain countries, like I believe in north africa, it's almost a death penalty to be caught with it because it became a problem with workers. Personally I think it's a wonderful rec drug, but (blank) denies it being an opiate and claims it does nothing

. ESFitness went on heroin when he got off tram as you know. I would guess tram might be, or will become, a problem with manual workers in Thailand like it has elsewhere. Here in Sweden when they started testing for it a couple of years ago, in some factories the whole factory tested positive and they couldn't let everyone go at the same time or production would have ground to a halt

It's somewhat stimulating and doesn't make you nod so it goes great with boring physical work. Sweden seems to have a huge problem with that drug in particular and they regularly find millions of pills coming from abroad, drug trends differ by locality. It wasn't a class drug for decades, wasn't considered addictive, no one wanted it. Codeine is a way inferior and weaker drug imo.
When I was a younger I drunk bacardi & cola , last time I drunk it was nearly 29 years ago on my birthday..but I was always more of a beer drinker just had a couple of shorts when full of beer 🍺 😅
Yeah, Jack and Coke was also something I might order decades ago. I too have hardly drank in decades although I should have the "gene," but it never became a thing for me for some reason. I bet the popularity of Vodka Redbull is a considerable part of Redbull's revenue these days, though I don't know if it's as popular in the US for example as it is here. They do go well together taste wise imo.
EDIT. Google says it's one of the most popular drinks, especially in the US after it was "invented" in the UK. And,
"Despite the ubiquity of the Red Bull Vodka, the Red Bull brand has been reluctant to outwardly celebrate the use of the drink as a mixer." 