It is interesting to note that the word "醒" (セイ、さ・める）is not written in kanji, but in hiragana. Apparently the character "醒" is a current candidate for addition to the list of commonly-used characters (常用漢字）. In dictionaries however, the word is written in kanji.
脱北者 - だっぽくしゃ(탈북자) - a North Korean defector
I added the Korean pronunciation since it was close enough.
装う － よそ・う － to be disguised as
素手 － すで － bare hands
When I read the word "覚醒剤", I was shocked and guessed you might be a under-grounded person. But after reading the "Japanese Newspaper Vocabulary", I felt a relief. Take care and keep learning to give me a shock.
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