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Gum San Aung, 16. “I began to use heroin because my friends used it. I l liked it, and it was fun. When my parents found out, they sent me here, where I will spend six months.” Kachin State. Myanmar. April 2015.
Au Mun, 57. “I began to use heroin when I was a communist fighter almost 30 years ago. I needed to inject or smoke heroin to face the war.” Kachin State, Myanmar. April 2015.
La Ring, 27. “I have been here for a year and a half. This is my second time. I used to work as a truck driver for an IDPs camp. Sometimes, I drove under the effect of heroin. When the inhabitants of the camp have realizes I was using heroin they forced me to get into this centre. Now I would like to study the Bible and help others who use heroin”. Kachin State, Myanmar. April 2015.
Lee Tung Hkai, 70. “I began to smoke opium when my son died. I was 42. I am a farmer, and when to I get out of here, I am going to work in the fields again”. Kachin State, Myanmar. April 2015.
Maran Htoi Tawng, 42. “My family is dead. I am completely alone. I fell into depression, and I started using heroin. I was a truck driver, and after an accident, I had a leg problem and could not drive anymore. When I get out of here, I want to be a mechanic”. Kachin State, Myanmar. April 2015.
Sarang Zau Ring, 22. “My friends gave me heroin. In return, I went across the border to buy it. I lost my right arm when I was a child. I can’t work, and I don’tt have money. When I get out of here, I don’t know what to do”. Kachin State, Myanmar. April 2015.
Ai Pan, 80. “when I was 31, I had a serious accident in the chest. The pain was excruciating, sometimes I could not breathe. I started to smoke opium as a painkiller and then the heroin”. Kachin State, Myanmar. April 2015.
Shin Mun Zai, 60. “This is the third time here. I’m blind, and I can’t work. My three sons died because we didn’t have money to buy medicine. I fell into depression and began to smoke heroin. It is now 15 years. Last time the police saw me on the street and brought me here. When I get out, I will continue to smoke”. Kachin State, Myanmar. April 2015.