Tag: Drug Abuse
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Sierra Leone Grapples with Horrific Drug Epidemic
Freetown, Sierra Leone β Sierra Leone is in the grip of a terrifying drug crisis that has seen a surge in the use of a potent, synthetic drug known as “Kush.” The situation has taken a horrifying turn with the discovery that some drug manufacturers are incorporating human bones into the concoction, leading to a…
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National Drug Law Enforcement Agency official on the Nigeria’s fight against drug abuse
π³π¬ “Working together to ensure that this scourge is curbed”: National Drug Law Enforcement Agency official on the Nigeria’s fight against drug abuse According to Femi Babafemi, Director, Media and Advocacy, NDLEA, the alarming findings of the 2018 National Drug Use Survey, which showed that about 14.3 million Nigerians abused illicit substances, prompted the government…
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Itβs like smoking poisonβ: Sierra Leoneβs youth battle addiction to a mystery drug
One thing is certain in Freetown, Sierra Leoneβs capital, says 18-year-old Abdullah: you are never far from a kush dealer. Some call its impact the βkush devilβ. For Abdullah, addiction resulted in him dropping out of school and begging on the street. Now he is staying at the City of Rest Rehabilitation Centre, one of…
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