President Sierra Leone announced a state of emergency in the country due to the use of a drug known as “Kush” by citizens

President Sierra Leone Julius Maada Bio announced a state of emergency in the country due to an epidemic of the use of a synthetic drug known as Kush, CNN reports . He urged his government to take strict measures to prevent the spread of this substance, which is characterized by its cheapness and mortal danger.

According to the authorities, this mixture of marijuana, fentanil and tramadol caused hundreds of deaths and mental disorders in many of its consumers. She first appeared in Sierra Leone about four years ago. There are no official data on the exact number of dead.

Bio in particular emphasized that Kush is consumed by people who "make up the foundation of the country are youth." He announced the creation of the national group to combat the abuse of psychoactive substances, in which representatives of all layers of society will be included. This organization will take up the implementation of a five -stage plan to achieve the “future without drugs”.

The low price of the “Kush” makes it affordable for depressive unemployed youth in Sierra Leone, where about a quarter of the population lives in poverty. The drug was also discovered in the neighboring West African country of Liberia.

The head of the only psychiatric hospital Sierra Leone Abdul Jallokh welcomed the Bio statement as a “decisive step towards solving the problem of drug use”.

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