When I first read the headline I was hopeful. Then I read the article. The informant Mai Aike Naing makes clear that the mandatory detention, which may last up to two years, is punishment. There is nothing in the article to show that there is evidence-informed health treatment for the people with drug use disorder. […]

A helpful reader informs me that the smokefree Shan cities initiative begins in 2020. So ill health rules for four more years. Jamie