The growing problem of illegal drugs in Africa

With the pros of economic development come some cons, and as African economies boom, one of the cons that’s recently been reported in the UNODC’s (UN’s Office on Drugs and Crime) latest World Drug Report is the increase in drug trafficking and drug use in Africa. The data on drug use in Africa is limited, but according to drug officials from the African States that reported to UNODC, there has been a substantial increase in the use of all illicit drugs since 2005. This is obviously a worrying trend, particularly as most African countries do not have comprehensive drug-treatment programmes or infrastructure in place to handle the fallout.

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