The scourge of substance abuse among the youth has been cast in the spotlight with experts labeling it as a “serious concern.”
“I went to one of my friends and I asked for advice and explained to him that I wasn’t sleeping at all. He introduced me to Nyaope, which made me sleep. I used to sleep like a baby when high. Before I knew it, my whole life started revolving around substance abuse,” he explains.The feelings of drowsiness were no detriment to his health as he was always on the drug. Now three years clean, his life is on the mend.
“In rural areas, with the absence of sport and recreational facilities, we find young people converging in corners. In urban areas we have facilities, but they are underutilised. Younge people converging there, but not activating them, instead using alcohol,” Livhadi says.
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