An initiation ceremony in Rumah Pengasih, a drug rehabilitation centre run by former addicts, where a hopeful resident is accepted into Ôthe familyÕ. Part of the international Positive Lives project () that documents the impact of the global HIV/AIDS epidemic. Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, 'Positive Lives, Malaysia'

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