The village of head-hunters addicted to opium

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The village of head-hunters addicted to opium The Indian tribe where up to 90% have used the drug... and the chief's only role is to smoke it all day

An Indian village of head-hunters close to the dangerous Myanmar border is battling long-term opium addiction.
Almost a third of residents in Longwa smoke the drug, with many having to sell their belongings to fund their expensive habit.
Australian photographer Raphael Korman travelled to the village after hearing tales of head-hunting - practiced there until the late 1960s - but instead saw the scars of lifelong drug addiction.

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[Jason]

Sounds good. I'd join em' but I'm worried I might lose my head.

[JimC]

They need to be weaned off opium and on to gin...