Prescription drugs are the most commonly abused by primary school pupils, a new report shows. The report by the National Agency for the Campaign against Drug Abuse reveals 7.1 per cent of pupils interviewed admitted to have abused prescriptive drugs (pictured below). Alcohol and tobacco also had the highest prevalence for reported current use by primary school pupils with proportions of 3.2 and 2.6 per cent respectively. The current use of miraa and heroin were 2.3 and 1.2 per cent respectively. Read: 4.9m Kenyans abusing alcohol and drugs, high schools a haven - NacadaClick here for the latest political news

Source: The Star December 19, 2018 21:10 UTC