In Sierra Leone, There Is Little Help for Drug Users — VOA Learning English
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A low-cost drug mixture is harming young people in the West African country of Sierra Leone.
The mixture is called “kush.” Sierra Leone’s President Julius Maada Bio declared a state of emergency in April over kush. The drug is made by combining other powerful drugs like cannabis, fentanyl and tramadol.
Extreme measures
Sierra Leone has limited health services. As a result, one community has set up what it calls a treatment center that volunteers operate. They sometimes use extreme measures to cut people’s dependence on drugs.
The Bombay Community operates in the Bombay neighborhood of the capital of Freetown. Recently, the group tried to end the kush dependence of a coworker’s younger brother.…
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