Sierra Leone declared emergency over Kush drug from human bones

Sierra Leone President Julius Maada Bio has declared a national emergency over widespread Kush drug usage made from human bones. Kush is a drug substance made from a combination of addictive substances like cannabis that citizens of Sierra Leone have been using for years.

Human bones are one of the drug’s many elements. Authorities have increased security in cemeteries to prevent users from getting skeletons from graves.

Sierra Leone declares national emergency on drug abuse:
Sierra Leone President Julius Maada Bio made the announcement during a televised address, amid growing calls from the public for more practical efforts to stop the supply of a deadly substance called 'kush'. pic.twitter.com/GLE2TFC3lh
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Main cemeteries of Freetown have also requested police security to safeguard them from young men digging up skulls and grave-borne human bones. It is one of the numerous essential ingredients to produce kush drugs.

President Julius Maada described drugs as an existential crisis and referred to it as a death trap. Hence, he declared a national emergency in Sierra Leone. However, people who use kush often end up in groups of mostly young guys sitting on street corners with swollen limbs.

He stated their country is currently facing an existential threat due to the destructive impact of drugs and substance abuse, particularly devastating human bone-synthetic drug kush. There have been rising casualties among kush addicts.

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President Julius also instructed officials to form a National Task Force on Drugs and Substance Abuse. Their main objective will be to combat the Kush crisis. The task Force will also establish centers in each area. Sufficiently trained staff will take care of and support drug-addicted people.

Kush has now become an illegal drug in Sierra Leone. There is no official death toll. However, BBC claimed one doctor told them hundreds of young men have died in Freetown from organ failure induced by kush.

The Sierra Leone Psychiatric Hospital is the only facility of this kind in Sierra Leone. It tells Kush is also a psychoactive substance that has an impact on mental health. It reports they admitted kush-related cases increased by 4,000% to reach a 1,865 ratio.