List Of Illegal Drugs In Kenya
Illegal drugs are those that are not prescribed by a doctor or bought at a drugstore.
In this article Keweb.co tries to answer the question by publishing the full list of Illegal Drugs in Kenya
Below are the full List of Illegal Drugs In Kenya
Recreational drug usein Kenya is common among men, women, and youth from both rural and urban environments. 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).
In recent years, recreational drug use has led to instances of abuse which can be traced to several causes including social stigma, poor parenting and poverty, and peer pressure.
Some of the major effects are violence, the utilization of healthcare services, greater risk of contracting HIV, chemical dependence, and social stigma. Local communities and the national government have made efforts to address these issues.
What are 3 commonly abused drugs in Kenya?
Results: The majority of respondents held positive attitudes toward consumption of licit drugs: cigarettes (73%), alcohol (72%), and khat (54%). Nationally, current use was alcohol, 13 percent; cigarettes, 11 percent; and khat, 6 percent.
What are the mostly abused drugs in Kenya?
The drugs mainly abused in Kenya are either illicit (illegal) such as heroin, cocaine, local brew (chang’aa), bhang, kuber, and mandrax, or licit (legal) such as alcohol (beer, wines & spirits), tobacco, and khat (miraa).
What type of drugs are used in Kenya?
Most of the highly abused drugs were ‘kuber, shisha, shashaman, mau, tambuu, jet fuel, kukumanga, mkorogo, mshomoro, rohypnol, Artaine and kamusi. ‘Shisha’ and ‘kuber’ were most commonly abused drugs in both counties. Over 25% of the shisha and kuber abusers aged between 26 to 35 years.