Health authorities in Kumasi alarmed over sharp increase in synthetic drug abuse

[ad_1] The Ashanti Regional Health Directorate is alarmed over the sharp rise in synthetic drug abuse across the region. Regional Health Director, Dr. Fred Adomako-Boateng, revealed substances such as cannabis and alcohol now account for over 55% of all substance-induced psychiatric admissions in Kumasi and neighbouring districts. He revealed prevalence and incidence of drug use…

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Edem warns youth against drug abuse at 9th Eledzi Health Walk

[ad_1] Award-winning Ghanaian rapper and entertainer Denning Edem Hotor, popularly known as Ayigbey Edem, has cautioned young people against drug abuse, describing it as a destructive habit capable of ruining lives, families and communities. He delivered the message at the 9th edition of the Eledzi Health Walk, which drew scores of participants onto the streets…

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Police arrest 16 suspected drug peddlers at Boti

[ad_1] The Criminal Investigations Department of the Eastern Regional Police Command has arrested 16 suspected drug peddlers in the Boti area of the Yilo Krobo Municipality. The suspects were rounded up in an intelligence-led dawn swoop at their base, where they cultivate acres of cannabis in a greenhouse structure, harvest and process it, and then…

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