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Yangon Drugs Elimination Museum

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Yangon Drugs Elimination Museum
မူးယစ်ဆေးဝါးပပျောက်ရေး အထိမ်းအမှတ်ပြတိုက်
Established2001
LocationKamayut Township, Yangon, Myanmar
AccreditationMinistry of Religious Affairs and Culture (Myanmar)

The Drug Elimination Museum (Burmese: မူးယစ်ဆေးဝါးပပျောက်ရေး အထိမ်းအမှတ်ပြတိုက်) was opened with ceremony on June 26, 2001. It is located at the corner of Kyandaw Road and Hanthawady Road in Kamayut Township, Yangon, Burma, on the former site of the city's largest cemetery, Kyandaw Cemetery. It is dedicated to the International Day Against Drug Abuse and illicit trafficking.

The museum has three floors which contain exhibits on drug abuse and government efforts to contain the problem.[1]

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