The Office of the Narcotics Control Board (ONCB) has issued a warning to teenagers mixing procodyl with other drugs, citing a case of a young man in Pattani who suffered convulsions and nearly died after consuming the mixture continuously for seven months. The ONCB advises parents to vigilantly monitor their children for behaviors involving accumulation of large quantities of antihistamines and tramadol painkillers.
On 19 Jan 2026 GMT+7, Ms. Areepak Ngenbamrung, Deputy Secretary-General of the ONCB and its spokesperson, issued a public warning urging society and parents to watch over their children against misuse of medications following a case where a youth suffered severe health impacts, nearly losing his life.
Following a complaint received on 16 Jan via the ONCB hotline 1386 about 18-year-old Danich from Mayo District, Pattani, who exhibited delirium, destroyed property, and attempted to harm his mother, ONCB Region 9 coordinated with local agencies to promptly investigate.
Ms. Areepak revealed that during a field visit to Mayo District on 19 Jan to assist Danich, who was experiencing delirium due to methamphetamine use, his history showed he initially misused drugs by mixing procodyl (procodyl) with tramadol, consuming this mixture continuously for seven months until he suffered critical convulsions requiring hospital admission, before later switching to methamphetamine.
The ONCB spokesperson explained that local youths commonly refer to procodyl simply as “ยาโปรฯ,” the medical name being procodyl, an antihistamine commonly used medically to relieve coughs, sneezing, runny nose, allergic skin rashes, and to prevent motion sickness. It is also used as a sedative to alleviate pain, nausea, and vomiting before and after surgery.
However, the concern is that these beneficial medications are being abused by youths mixing and drinking them recreationally, turning them into toxic substances with severe central nervous system depressant effects, causing convulsions and life-threatening dangers, as demonstrated in Danich’s near-fatal case, Ms. Areepak emphasized.
Currently, ONCB Region 9 officials have admitted Danich into rehabilitation and treatment at the Mini Thanyarak facility at Sai Buri Hospital.
Therefore, parents are urged to regularly observe and inspect medications at home, and if they notice an unusual accumulation of antihistamines or tramadol painkillers, or see their children mixing these drugs into drinks, they should intervene immediately and consult authorities.
For advice on treatment or to report drug-related information, call the ONCB hotline 1386, available 24 hours a day, free of charge.