25 October 2001 :

The get-tough campaign against drugs could be paying off in Thailand, said the Minister in the Office of the Prime Minister responsible for supervising drug suppression.
A state-sponsored survey by Assumption University showed a 50% drop in the number of students using drugs, especially speed, as a result of successful suppression efforts, enforcement of the anti-money laundering law, and mandatory capital punishment for major drug offenders, Thammarak Issarangkura na Ayuthaya said.
Nine convicted drug traffickers were executed and another 60 were sent to death row in 2001.