Whitney Wanjiku is recovering from heroin addiction. More worrying was that half the drug users in Kenya were aged between 10 and 19, with initiation most commonly occurring between ages 13 and 15. Most of the towns in Kenya have hang-out spots for drug users. Through the ‘community’ of drug users, she learnt about heroin-smoking dens in the neighbourhood. “Before this treatment, I would have to smoke heroin and then breastfeed my baby to calm her down,” she recalls.

Source: Standard Digital February 22, 2021 00:00 UTC