As the United States deals with the Opioid overdose epidemic, countries in Africa are also faced with their addiction challenges. In response to the high usage rate of Kush, a type of cannabis, Sierra Leone, a country in West Africa, declared a health emergency to address this public health concern.
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Thank you for this awareness. I actually wrote a piece on the Kush problem in Sierra Leone and what needs to be done to address this public health issue. Here’s the link to my article https://medium.com/@jalloh.abubakarr/confronting-the-kush-crisis-in-sierra-leone-strategies-for-intervention-and-prevention-bee0b7d179b6 [https://miro.medium.com/v2/resize:fit:1200/1*hp1ggKFg8eO8MKIO0qhFAw.jpeg]https://medium.com/@jalloh.abubakarr/confronting-the-kush-crisis-in-sierra-leone-strategies-for-intervention-and-prevention-bee0b7d179b6 Confronting the KUSH Crisis in Sierra Leone: Strategies for Intervention and Preventionhttps://medium.com/@jalloh.abubakarr/confronting-the-kush-crisis-in-sierra-leone-strategies-for-intervention-and-prevention-bee0b7d179b6 The parliamentary public hearing (held on 18 March 2024) to discuss the Kush crisis in Sierra Leone was a welcome move towards a unifiedā¦ medium.com
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Thank you Dr. Jalloh for sharing!