Myanmar addicts battle their demons in the 'House of Love'


Recovering drug addicts dancing at a dance session during a rehabilitation programme at the Metta Saneain drug addict rehab centre in Yangon. - AFP

YANGON: More than a hundred shaven-headed men pour out of their Yangon hostel around 6am for a day of weightlifting, karate drills, dancing and Buddhist prayer -- drug rehabilitation, Myanmar style.

The group of doctors, musicians and street food vendors set off for a jog around a verdant, orchid-dotted compound, watched over by supervisors carrying heavy wooden sticks.

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