Kush: The mystery drug that鈥檚 got Sierra Leone hooked
It鈥檚 cheap, it鈥檚 potent and nobody really knows what鈥檚 in it.
Kush is rumoured to contain everything from chemicals used to preserve dead bodies to shoe polish. Nobody really know what鈥檚 in it or where it鈥檚 coming from. But we do know that it鈥檚 having a big impact on young people in Sierra Leone, who are already struggling with high unemployment and a difficult economy.
We speak to the 成人论坛鈥檚 West Africa Correspondent, Mayeni Jones, to establish what we know about the drug. We also hear from charity head, Sidikie Kamara, who鈥檚 seen its devastating effects first hand.
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Presenter: Hannah Gelbart
Producers: Alex Rhodes
Editors: Verity Wilde and Simon Peeks
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