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Kush, a cheap synthetic drug, is ravaging Sierra Leone’s youth | AP News

Kush, a cheap synthetic drug, is ravaging Sierra Leone’s youth | AP News

Sierra Leone’s President Julius Maada Bio declared a state of emergency in April over the drug kush, which is made from cannabis, fentanyl and tramadol. However, government resources are limited, and the country’s only public rehab center is unable to accommodate all the people in need of addiction treatment.

Sierra Leone’s President Julius Maada Bio declared a state of emergency in April over the drug kush, which is made from cannabis, fentanyl and tramadol. However, government resources are limited, and the country’s only public rehab center is unable to accommodate all the people in need of addiction treatment.