DRUG ABUSE

Drug abuse in mostly associated with the youth.The youth compose 65% of the population in Likoni Mombasa and drug abuse is not realy an issue fo r most of them since it is lifestyle.
Due to absolute poverty,most youth and men engage themselves in drug abuse simply to get high and forget about their problems and challenges back in the slums.
Other people also believe that drugs such as marijuana help people to gain energy that is to say energy booster.Hence they take it in plenty to gain more energy so thay they can engage in construction for long period of time and earn more money.
In Mombasa drugs are easily available and ending the problem means acc dealers must be rounded led by the hand of the government

Location: Likoni, Mombasa, kenya