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    Tagged: drug addiction

    Drugs Features Lead Story News Women's Issues

    In Burma, female drug addicts searching for help have few options

    Most state-run drug rehabilitation centres in Burma accept men only.

    Lead Story News Parliament

    Upper House moves to decriminalise some drug offences

    The Upper House has approved a bill to amend the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Law of 1993 that would effectively decriminalise drug use in Burma.

    Drugs Lead Story News

    Burma jumps on discredited ‘drug war’ bandwagon

    Burma, along with other countries in Asia, is stepping up its efforts to stem a growing tide of drugs, but its approach is unlikely to succeed, say experts.

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    Drugs Lead Story News

    Govt should change tack on addicts, say experts

    The NLD’s ongoing narcotics crackdown has caught many drug addicts, but health experts say they should be treated as patients, not punished.

    Drugs Interview Lead Story News

    Interview: ‘Imprisonment of users is not effective’

    Aye Aye Mu, the NLD MP for Kale Township, talks about the growing drug crisis in Sagaing Division.

    Drugs Lead Story News

    Addicts drown in a town awash with drugs

    Kalay, a major trading town in Sagaing Division, pays a heavy price for its strategic location near the Indian border, as police fight in vain against a flood of drugs.

    Drugs Feature Kachin Lead Story News

    Jade miners’ dreams of fortune turn into tragedy of addiction

    Tens of thousands of poor men from across Burma seek their fortune at Hpakant’s jade mines, only to see their lives ruined by drug addiction.

    Crime Lead Story News

    Dozens arrested in drug sting in wake of Lashio sword attacks

    An investigation into the sword attacks resulted in a tip-off that led to the arrest of dozens of suspected drug dealers and users in a jungle camp outside of Lashio.

    Interview Lead Story News

    Interview: ‘Crop substitution plans must be considered for poppy farmers’

    Dr. Nang Pann Ei Kham heads a network of civil society groups and researchers who advocate reforming Burma’s ineffective drug control laws.

    Lead Story News

    Kachin vigilantes at odds with army on drug eradication

    A Kachin drug vigilante group has claimed the Burmese army blocked their latest attempt to destroy poppy fields in Burma’s far north.

    Drugs Lead Story News Protest

    Drug protests spread to Moenyin

    Protestors say local authorities have failed to tackle serious drug problems in the area, which is rife with heroin and methamphetamine use.

    Crime Lead Story News Sagaing

    Sagaing protestors say drug addicts need help

    “My husband died from drug addiction and it left me scared, angry and inconsolable,” said one protestor. “I get very upset seeing young people whose lives are dictated by their drug habit – it brings tears to my eyes.”

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