‘Kush’, the dangerous drug destroying young lives in Sierra Leone Alishba Saghir Article Updated: July 21, 2023 Leave a comment Share on FacebookTweet this! In recent years Kush, a mix of various chemicals and plants that mimic the natural properties found in cannabis, according to the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), is increasingly being used by youth in Sierra Leone. At only 25 US cents a dose, the drug is addicting users. ”We smoke it the whole day, we don’t stop,” says one. “Young people are dying,” warns Ibrahim Hassan Koroma, the founder of Mental Watch Advocacy Network Sierra Leone. IMAGES AND SOUNDBITES ARRANGED IN SEQUENCES Post Views: 144 leave a reply Cancel reply Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. submit More Articles By the same author Japan top court backs transgender woman in toilet case Alishba Saghir Jul 11, 2023 Japan's Supreme Court has ruled in favour of a transgender woman whose access to female toilets at work… Pope grants audience to Assange’s wife Alishba Saghir Jun 30, 2023 Stella Assange, wife of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, has said her husband's extradition to the… PGA Tour, LIV backers drop no-poaching clause from deal Alishba Saghir Jul 14, 2023 US Senator Richard Blumenthal shakes hands with Chief Operating Officer of the PGA Tour Ron Price during… Thai King opens parliament after shock election result Alishba Saghir Jul 3, 2023 Thailand's King Maha Vajiralongkorn and his wife Queen Suthida are shown on television as they arrive… G20 environment ministers race to reach climate consensus Alishba Saghir Jul 28, 2023 Environment ministers from G20 nations meeting in India on Friday raced against time to reach a last-minute… Senegalese go wild for prized ‘maad’ fruit Alishba Saghir Jun 28, 2023 Outside a bustling fruit market in Senegal's Dakar region, three trucks are blocking the road while… France releases pair detained over suspected rape of Paris tourist Alishba Saghir Jul 29, 2023 Unlike most Paris parks which close during the night, the Champ de Mars can be accessed round-the-clock… S.Africa’s graft watchdog clears Ramaphosa in farm cash scandal Alishba Saghir Jul 1, 2023 South Africa's President Cyril Ramaphosa has always denied any wrongdoing South Africa's corruption… Three years of anguish for family of Iran death row German Alishba Saghir Jul 31, 2023 Family and supporters want more action from the German foreign ministry Frustration as other foreign…