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Ugandan youth caught in the crossfire of a growing drug storm

Detectives said that breaking the chain of drug supply in Uganda demands a multifaceted, intelligence-driven and inter-agency approach that will decisively disrupt the manufacturing cycle. 

Butabika National Referral Mental Hospital in Kampala is overwhelmed, admitting 400 to 500 new drug-related cases annually. (Credit: Stuart Yiga)
By: Simon Masaba and John Musenze, Journalists @New Vision


KAMPALA - Uganda is battling an unprecedented drug abuse crisis — one that is rapidly mutating, threatening to annihilate the country’s youth and compromise the nation’s future. 

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