Sierra Leone, one of the world’s poorest countries, is in the grip of a drug addiction crisis, fueled by heavy use of “kush,” a toxic mix of psychoactive substances. As the West African country struggles to revive its economy, thousands of unemployed young people are turning to this potent alternative to marijuana to fill their days.
The Kush crisis is part of a growing trend of drug addiction in Africa, particularly among the continent’s youth.
“People are addicted to the escape,” says Abass Wurie, a biomedical scientist in Freetown who studies the effects of the drug on the heart and kidneys.
Here is More about Aanu Adeoye at the FTIs this a new trend for very poor countries, as prices for drugs that escape society and are addictive are falling more and more?
