From September to
November 2012, one hundred drug users or (DU) from Myitkyina , Kachin
State were askded from questionnaire on their history of drug use
behavior. Most are Kachin nationalites.Their marital status varied in
four kinds; single, married, divorced and widow. 31 DUs were married
persons, two were divorced, one was widow and the rest were singles
or young people. 94 DUs were male and 6 of women. Their age group is
ranging from 17 to 45 years.
To illustrate their
occupation figures, 51 DUs had their respective work, 17 DUs were
doing odd jobs and the rest were jobless. To figure out their
education standard, two DUs were graduates, other 7 DUs were
university students, another 51 DUs have attended high school and the
rest of drug users had learned middle and primary education in their
childhood.
Almost all of them
admitted that they used heroin at least one time a day during their
drug use period. Among them, 16 DUs mix used heroin with opium. Some
even mix used with DZ. Another 13 DUs have been receiving Methadone
treatment. Other 6 DUs had stopped using heroin. Some had started
using heroin as early as since 1984. Yet some began to use heroin in
2012. In terms of using drugs, 95 DUs injected heroin into their
veins and another 5 DUs used only opium by inhaling.
To buy heroin, DUs had to
spend 15000 Ks on average per day. It means that most of DUs would
inject heroin on time/shot for 5000 ks and three times/shots for
15000 Ks per day. Some even spend more than the latter amount. Of
course, DUs must buy heroin every day in order to get their limit so
called “feelings”.
According to their
answers, 31 DUs had history of sharing needles with others. This
behavior is really high-risk of transmitting HIV, Hep-B, Hep-C virus
among themselves and among their sex partners. However, the rest of
69 DUs never shared their syringes with others which is safe
prevention for themselves and their partner. To maintain that habbit,
they would have to rely on the needles, sterile water, alcohol pads
provided by NGOs in Myitkyina, Kachin State. Their lives will be
miserable if there is no such organization in Myitkyina.
By Peter
Jinghpaw
Mungdaw, Myitkyina Muklum kaw na Nanghpam Tsi Ya ni a Lam
2012
ning September shata kaw nna November shata du hkra Jinghpaw Mungdaw,
Myitkyina muklum kaw nga ai Nanghpam Tsi Ya (Ka Ni Ya) marai 100 hep
San/Htai galaw lai wa sai re. Dai Ka Ni Ya ni hta Jinghapw myu sha ni
law malawng rai nga ai. Dai ni hta na dinghku shang sha ai ni,
dinghku hte hka mat sai ni, gaida ni
hte ramma ni law lawa wa lawm nga ai. Ka Ni Ya marai 94 gaw La ni rai
nna ngam ai marai 6 gaw Nu num ni re ai. Shanhte a asak ni gaw 17
ning kaw nna 45 ning lapran na ni rai ma ai.
Shanhte
ni a bungli masa hpe htawk madun ga nga yang, marai 51 gaw tinang
nang a seng ang ai magam bungle lu ma ai. Marai 17 gaw magup sumhpa
bungli galaw nga nna, ngam ai ni gaw bungli n lu ai ni rai ma
ai.Hpaji tsang madang hta marai lahkawng gaw janmau gup ngut sai.
Marai 7 gaw dakkasu jawng ma ni rai nga ai. Marai 51 gaw lahta tsang
jawng lung ga sai rain na, kaga ngam nga ai ni gaw lapran tsang hte
lawu tsang jawng lung ga sai ni rai ma ai.
Shanhte
yawng ngu na daram Ka Ni hpraw hpe lani mi hta n law htum kalang mi
sai lam de htu ga sai nga nna tsun dan ma ai. Shahte ni kaw na marai
16 gaw Ka Ni hpraw hte Ka Ni chyang gayau lu ma ai. N kau mi gaw DZ
ngu ai nanghpam tsi tawng hte mung gayau htu ma ai. Kaga marai 13 gaw
(Methadone) ngu ai tsi hpe Ka Ni hpraw malai lu let tsi tsi hkamkla
nga ma ai re. Kaga marai 6 gaw Ka Ni hpraw lu sha ai hpe hkring kau
sai re.
Ka
Ni Ya n kau mi gaw 1984 ning kaw nna lu hpang wa ma ai. N kau mi
chyawm gaw 2012 ning kaw nna lu hpang wa ma ai. Ka Ni lu ai lam hta
marai 95 gaw Ka Ni hpraw hpe sai lam de htu bang ai lam galaw nna
kaga marai 5 gaw Ka Ni chyang hep lu sha ai lam galaw ma ai hpe san
sagawn la lu ga ai.
Ka
Ni hpraw mari na matu Ka Ni Ya ni gaw lani mi hta lap 15000 Ks jai
lang ma ai. Lachyum gaw, Ka Nni Ya ni gaw kalang mi Ka Ni hpraw htu
na matu lap 5000 Ks jai ran na lani mi hta masum lang thu ra ai majaw
lap 15000 Ks jai lang taw ra ai hpe tsun mayu ai re. N kau mi gaw dai
15000 Ks hta lai nna jai lang nga ma ai.Teng ai lam hta, Ka Ni Ya ni
gaw shanhte myit gut hkra “feelings” lu la hkra Ka Ni hpraw hpe
shani shagu mari lang taw ra sai re.
Shanhte
ni tsun dan ai hta Ka Ni Ya marai 31 gaw tsi htu samyit hep manaw
manang ni hte rau jawm htu lang lai wa sai nga nna tsun dan ma ai.
Dai hku galaw ai lam gaw HIV, Hep-B, Hep-C ana kanu ni shanhte a
lapran mai kap bra chye ai hte shanhte a hkum shan ganawn manang ni
hta mung dai ann ni mai kap bra chye nga ai.Raitim, ngam ai marai 69
gaw tsihtu samyit hpe galoi mung san san sha htu lang lai wa ai lam
hpe mung tsun dan lai wa sai. Dai hku samyit hpe san san jai lang lu
na matu shanhte gaw Myitkyina muklum kata kaw nga ai NGO zawn re ai
wuhpung ni garan jaw ya ai samyit ni hpe sha machyu jai lang taw nga
ma ai. Lama NGO zawn re ai wuhpung ni n nga ai rai jang shanhte ni a
asak aprat ni gaw hkrit tsang hpa kaba rai wa na re.
By
Peter
