1.   Amphetamine production has soared in recent years in the notorious Golden Triangle region where the borders of Myanmar, Laos and Thailand converge.

2.   Followers have described being injected with drugs that caused a woozy sensation, and the cult has been linked with amphetamines production.

3.   The official said amphetamine production is increasing so quickly that seizures such as those made Monday hardly make a dent in the problem.

4.   The United States assists Laos with projects to reduce opium poppy cultivation, curb amphetamine production and train anti-drug police.

5.   Abuse of synthethic drugs is rocketing in southeast Asia and Golden Triangle traffickers are increasingly turning to amphetamine production, a senior UN narcotics official said here Tuesday.