SIERRA LEONE vs KUSH

KUSH & DRUG ADDICTION IN SIERRA LEONE

A Visual Summary

WHAT IS KUSH?

Kush is a dangerous synthetic drug, often mixed with:

Marijuana

Tramadol

Fentanyl-like opioids

Human bone

Rat poison and

Unknown toxic chemicals

 Its effects are unpredictable and deadly.

WHO IS MOST AFFECTED?

Youth aged 15–30 years

Street-connected youth

Unemployed and vulnerable communities

 Many users start as teenagers.

 LIFE EXPECTANCY – THE REALITY

      No official average lifespan recorded

      Evidence shows:

Severe health decline within 1–5 years of heavy use

Premature deaths, often in late teens or early 20s

Many users die long before normal life expectancy

 Kush drastically shortens life.

 HEALTH IMPACTS

• Mental illness (psychosis, paranoia, memory loss)

• Organ failure (heart, liver, kidneys)

• Extreme weight loss and weakness

• Depression and loss of self-control

• Sudden death (overdose, infections, collapse)

SYSTEM CHALLENGES

• Few rehabilitation centers

• Very limited mental-health specialists

• Many deaths go unrecorded

 This is why exact statistics are difficult to obtain.

NATIONAL EMERGENCY

Sierra Leone has officially declared

DRUG ABUSE A NATIONAL EMERGENCY

This crisis is destroying lives, families, and the future of our youth.

THE MESSAGE

Kush is not freedom.

Kush is not recreation.

Kush is a life-shortener.

 We nor want no kush.

We choose life.

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