Inside the Drug Epidemic Creating ‘Zombies’ in West Africa

Youth drug addiction in Liberia: Inside a Monrovia kush den

Kush, a relatively new, highly toxic synthetic drug, is devastating the lives of urban youths in Liberia. The 77 Percent gained access to one of Monrovia's kush dens, where users live and smoke the drug. Edith Kimani spoke with them about the drug's impact on their lives and their hopes for the future.

Inside the drug epidemic creating ‘zombies’ in West Africa

The highly addictive drug kush has left teenagers with sores eating away at their legs.

ECOWAS declares war on ‘kush’ as drug crisis grips West Africa

The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Parliament has formally launched a region-wide campaign to fight the spread of kush, a deadly psychoactive drug that is wreaking havoc across several West African nations. The sensitisation campaign was unveiled in the Sierra Leonean Parliament’s State Hall, with key lawmakers and public health advocates in attendance. Organised in collaboration with the Sierra Leone Parliament, the event sp…

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One version of the drug found in Freetown is 25 times more potent than fentanyl.

The highly addictive drug creating 'zombies' in Africa

Teens unable to walk, mothers with rash-covered babies: Kush is ruining lives and made with ingredients shipped from the UK

A red shipping container in Sierra Leone was seized containing suspected kush ingredients, which have been traced back to shipments from the UK, indicating a growing crisis of synthetic drug addiction in the region.