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Sierra Leone declares war on synthetic drug 'kush'

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Dagmar Wittek
April 11, 2024

In Sierra Leone, President Julius Maada Bio has declared a national emergency on drug abuse — responding to a drastic increase in the use of kush. The synthetic drug is highly addictive and has already killed hundreds of young people in the country.

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