In an address to the nation, the President of Sierra Leone, Julius Maada Bio, declared the "existential threat" that loomed over the country due to drug addiction. According to him, the synthetic drug called "kush" is especially dangerous, reports BBC News.
Kush appeared in Sierra Leone and neighboring Liberia several years ago. People addicted to this drug can easily be found on the streets of Freetown, the capital of this small country in West Africa. They wander aimlessly in circles like zombies, hunched over and their heads tilted to one side. The hands and feet of many are swollen due to the infection, writes the Daily Telegraph.
Kush contains marijuana, fentanyl and tramadol. Human bones are considered another important ingredient. In order to stop the looting of graves, the authorities had to strengthen the security of cemeteries.
A doctor from Sierra Leone told BBC News about the hundreds of deaths among kush users recorded in Freetown in recent months. But so far, there is no official data confirming this figure.
