A recovering drug addict from Myanmar gets a therapeutic massage during a rehabilitation programme run by the organisation Drug and Alcohol Recovery and Education in the Thai border town of Mae Sot on September 10. (AFP)

Myanmar’s lost generation battles trauma, addiction at jungle rehab

A rehabilitation programme in Thailand, run by former addicts, is trying to help stem the rising tide of addiction among Myanmar young people living in refugee camps.

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