Management of Drugs Rehabilitation Strategies in Kachin State
Published: 2019
Author(s) Name: Jen Lomethong & John Walsh |
Author(s) Affiliation: Research Scholar, School of Management, Shinawatra University, Thailand
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Abstract
This paper reports on a programme of qualitative
research and ethnographic observation aiming
to discover the nature of the management of
rehabilitation of drug offenders in Kachin State
in northern Myanmar. Although the growing and
use of opium in Kachin State is a tradition of
longstanding, it has recently reached
unprecedented levels as its sale has become
essential in prolonging the armed struggle for
autonomy pursued by the Kachin Independence
Army and which has considerable support in
society. This results in a large number of drugs
offenders. Are there opportunities for such people
to be rehabilitated and reintegrated into society
in a positive way? This is the central question
of this study. It is found that currently
rehabilitation programmes are largely successful
and unpleasant. It is also found that they are
mostly administered by religious bodies and it
is likely to be through church-based networks
that any change might be effected.
Keywords: Kachin State, Myanmar, Narcotics, Opium, Rehabilitation.
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