List Of DDA Drugs In Kenya
Drugs of dependence (often referred to as ‘DDAs’, in reference to the former act under which they were regulated) are prescription medicines that have a recognised therapeutic need but also a higher potential for misuse, abuse and dependence (SA Health 2017).
In this article Keweb.co tries to answer the question by publishing the full list of DDA Drugs in Kenya
Below are the full List of DDA Drugs In Kenya
What is the Dangerous drugs Act Kenya?
The Narcotics, Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (Control) Act No. 4 of 1994 provides the framework for combating abuse of narcotics, drugs and psychotropic substances in Kenya. The law provides the parameters on the control, possession, transportation, trafficking and use of narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances.
What are the drug laws in Kenya?
Penalty for trafficking in narcotic drugs, etc. where a person is in possession of 50 mg or less, to a fine of not less than ten million shillings, or to imprisonment to a term of not less than ten years, or to both such fine and imprisonment.
What is an example of narcotic drugs in Kenya?
marijuana/bhang
What are the most common drugs in Kenya?
- Xylazine.
- Kratom.
- Cannabis (Marijuana)
- Hallucinogens.
- Tobacco/Nicotine and Vaping.
- Methamphetamine.
- Cocaine.
- Heroin.
What type of drugs are abused in Kenya?
The drugs reported to have been used include cigarettes, tobacco, kuber, shisha, packaged alcohol, chang’aa, hashish, bhang, cocaine, heroin, khat, inhalants, prescription drugs (sedatives or sleeping pills, morphine, codeine, pethidine), and synthetic drugs (amphetamine, hallucinogens, mandrax).