Feature: "Don't even try drugs. You can't live or work with narcotics"


  • World
  • Friday, 27 Jun 2025

YANGON, June 26 (Xinhua) -- At a rehabilitation center in Myanmar's Yangon, Phyo Zaw Aung begins his day with walking, running, jump rope, a gym session, and meditation rituals that have replaced a 20-year dependence on heroin and methamphetamine.

"I started using drugs when I was 15. For two decades, I was addicted, in and out of rehab, never really free," said the 37-year-old. "But this time, it's different."

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