Kush: Into the Mad World - BBC Africa Eye documentary

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  • @gureyj
    @gureyj 2 ปีที่แล้ว +113

    As a Somalian, It really touched me and have no words but to pray for them to heal up and recover from this epidemic. I also wish that somebody gives special care to Aisha. Women are vulnerable in that mad world.

    • @jmhbhk
      @jmhbhk 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Real shit walalo it’s a cold world man ppl in the US and Europe take their life for granted.

    • @Reflextive7034
      @Reflextive7034 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      ​@@jmhbhkwell when we can look at other people in other countries it helps me sleep better knowing at least I got a bed

    • @Toguse
      @Toguse 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      What it has to do with you being a Somali. I never understood why people nowadays have to state whom they are, before commenting. In the end the majority who state their motherland are citizens of another country. The hypocrisy is unreal in our world.

    • @gborowme
      @gborowme 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Thank you 🙏🏾

    • @writingpad7142
      @writingpad7142 หลายเดือนก่อน

      ​@@Togusemisdirected anger

  • @natnat8393
    @natnat8393 2 ปีที่แล้ว +192

    I am Jamaican. My country is struggling too but with gun crime more than anything else.
    I teared up for the dad with his 2 kids. The kids are so sweet and beautiful, I couldn't stop crying when I saw their innocent faces and watched the dad help with their preparation for school. I truly hope that he will conquer his addiction so that he can be the dad they deserve and the man he wants to be.
    My heart absolutely breaks for these people addicted to Kush and I sincerely hope that their government (and society in general as this must be tackled as a team) can help to PREVENT further victims while helping those who are already hooked.

    • @TT-go5yb
      @TT-go5yb 2 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      God help us if this ever comes to Jamaica 🇯🇲 with all of our crime and violence and drug addicts this would be catastrophic to our nation

    • @natnat8393
      @natnat8393 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@TT-go5yb Ikr, we wouldn't a can manage at all

    • @loadapish
      @loadapish 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      I remember when it first came about, they were selling it in shops throughout the uk with bright packaging calling it syntthetic cannabis. Addicts became known as spice zombies, It got made illegal to sell in shops and now it is only common in prisons here. Its really nasty stuff. Tell me about gun crime in jamica? You mean shootings are the problem? Do people have all sorts of automatic weapons? Modern weapons, or old kalishnokovs and shitty old pistols?

    • @BigCthe1
      @BigCthe1 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Jamaica is a mostly weed culture they wouldn't trade weed for this sht only real hard drug addicts would not soft drug users like weed smokers

    • @obamainpotin6759
      @obamainpotin6759 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      dude when i saw "kush" i was thinking about the weed, i was like wtf its safe, and then i saw something close to crack XDDD

  • @karojames8202
    @karojames8202 2 ปีที่แล้ว +358

    As a Nigerian I'm so Sad seeing our African youths going into drugs,crime and prostitution " hookup" as a means of easing themselves from the pressure's of life

    • @edetubong4889
      @edetubong4889 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      This kush makes me remember 'mkpuru mmiri' in Nigeria recently discovered or introduced.

    • @jameelahabubakarpariya9307
      @jameelahabubakarpariya9307 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@edetubong4889 And there was 'Goskolo' that nearly destroyed the young ones in Jos, Plateau State, if not for the quick intervention of the leaders there. It is a mixture of concentrated battery water (acid) with other chemicals.

    • @okonofuaprince0
      @okonofuaprince0 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Nigeria is not easy...I feel so pity seeing all this on social media

    • @Flower-ck2bs
      @Flower-ck2bs 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      A human tragedy. Caused by politicians and colonalisators. When will african leadersdo their best for african fellows? All of them are corrupted and of same rotten kind…

    • @mamawinner8299
      @mamawinner8299 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@okonofuaprince0 This is Sierra Leone

  • @aliyu5653
    @aliyu5653 2 ปีที่แล้ว +248

    As a rehabilitated drug addict, I pray others still in the grip of this mental slavery break free, but the reality is that they must want to change to stand a chance of breaking free.

    • @rosetta-kittytarot7093
      @rosetta-kittytarot7093 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Totally agree!

    • @moe_ramz
      @moe_ramz 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      My question is why are people on drugs to begin with.

    • @aliyu5653
      @aliyu5653 2 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      @@moe_ramz people get into drugs for different reasons. Bad friends, experimentation, peer groups, frustration, etc

    • @moe_ramz
      @moe_ramz 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@aliyu5653 surely there’s a much better way to handle all those issues mentioned.
      I’m not judging those that take that route but I’ve never understood why people won’t face their demons.
      I’ve gone through homelessness. Failed relationship(abusive one). Pear pressure etc and I never once thought hmmm let me shove some drugs up my nose or through a needle. I simply accepted my situation at the time. Cried my lungs out and worked through it. I’ll never understand why anyway would choose this route. It’s inhumane.

    • @moe_ramz
      @moe_ramz 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@aliyu5653 I’d also never experiment with something I could get addicted to. We grew up being told drugs are bad. Many campaigns on television and schools. I’ve never been curious enough to try something that will make me look like a hobo. And possibly sleep with strange men for support.

  • @jack_silvesterr
    @jack_silvesterr 2 ปีที่แล้ว +51

    The pain in her voice when she laughed while saying ''i will tell God I've come as a result of Kush'' 🥺💔

    • @MunalulaMulela
      @MunalulaMulela 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      Heart breaking, her soul is sad

  • @chinwed.9341
    @chinwed.9341 2 ปีที่แล้ว +49

    This is making tears come to my eyes because I know the struggle of Africans already ....and now this...The final straw is when a man or woman doesnt have their right mind....This destroys the family, the community, its over

    • @WillieFungo
      @WillieFungo 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Everyone has struggles in this world, not just Africans. Get a grip. Your view on Africa is so warped because you get your coverage from western propaganda.

  • @pcandy2sav197
    @pcandy2sav197 2 ปีที่แล้ว +362

    Bare in mind, KUSH is not weed, its synthetic cannabis similar to the uk synthetic drug known as Spice or K2.

    • @in-secs8098
      @in-secs8098 2 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      Wait fr?

    • @bernicesheila4195
      @bernicesheila4195 2 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Great to know

    • @pcandy2sav197
      @pcandy2sav197 2 ปีที่แล้ว +33

      @@in-secs8098It isnt weed, Its i believe “spice potpurri” which was a cheap synthetic marijuana substitute which ran the uk for a while until it was outlawed

    • @British_Cocoa
      @British_Cocoa 2 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      Very true natural hemp weed doesn’t do this . They are smoking chemicals pure and simple.

    • @pcandy2sav197
      @pcandy2sav197 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@British_Cocoa wrdd

  • @CrustyUgg
    @CrustyUgg 2 ปีที่แล้ว +47

    19:00 this guy seems so nice and like he really cares about his son AND his community! I hope his son comes home and gets his life together 🙏🏻

  • @chrissie815
    @chrissie815 2 ปีที่แล้ว +82

    Sierra Leone as a country has been through so much. This is very sad 😞

    • @dineshbhat7978
      @dineshbhat7978 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Come and settle in INDIA, dear AFRICANS.

    • @kellybenz0309
      @kellybenz0309 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

      India is not even a go-to spot with too much problems too on its own

  • @ifareaged
    @ifareaged 2 ปีที่แล้ว +126

    You can tell she's laughing through pain. Hope she finds the strength to quit

    • @kennylane3305
      @kennylane3305 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Hope the world finds the strength to quit its bullshit.. one person quiting won't bring peace especially when the world doesn't care about normal sober people.. we have no power.. people treat people terribly.. it's so sad.. ask yourself why people want to do this? Would you be able to cope with the conditions these people are under soberly?

    • @Mongieboy
      @Mongieboy 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      For sure. She's in a living hell, the poor thing. She's only young and what does life hold 4 her? U can understand why they want 2 blot everything out. My heart aches 4 them. 😢

    • @MrCanadagirly
      @MrCanadagirly 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      One of the saddest videos I’ve ever seen, especially when her laughter dies and her eyes are filled with such enormous pain. I pray for this poor young woman.

    • @swankyb9454
      @swankyb9454 6 วันที่ผ่านมา

      Aisha really broke my heart too. She tried to cover her sorrow with laughter, but it didnt work.

  • @KakouAmon2
    @KakouAmon2 2 ปีที่แล้ว +63

    I'm glad the footplayer found the motivation to quit through his kids. I was moved when they were asked what they love about their father and they answered he takes care of them despite their situation. Also, I sincerely hope this woman can one day find the strength to quit it before it's too late, you can hear the cry for help in her voice so clearly! The governments in Africa are destroying the youth, it needs to change!!! Sharing this enligtening documentary to my friends.

  • @okuleyesther6753
    @okuleyesther6753 2 ปีที่แล้ว +18

    The young man who takes care of his kids🥺❤️
    I pray God helps him.
    And PRO, God bless you for the work you're doing. I pray your son is rescued from this drug soon. Thank you BBC Africa for this story❤️

  • @kuhlemcinga3052
    @kuhlemcinga3052 2 ปีที่แล้ว +77

    This is heartbreaking! Here in South Africa , young people are being destroyed by the street drug called Nyaope.

    • @lady-jn3mf
      @lady-jn3mf 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      believe you me they going to bring it here, this time we really gonna have to fight hard ,no ways ,we can't allow people to destroy us like this, hell no

    • @denisezimmerman4208
      @denisezimmerman4208 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      What is Nyaope?

    • @lady-jn3mf
      @lady-jn3mf 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@denisezimmerman4208 it is a drug.

    • @stevensmith2078
      @stevensmith2078 2 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Follow the money.
      Who is making kush? Who created it? Where else are there addicts? Is Sierra Leone an experiment?
      Those are the real questions. The simpler and tragic realities shown in the video lead nowhere.

    • @hitlerhongchrist2045
      @hitlerhongchrist2045 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@stevensmith2078 do you just constantly hear the theme to xfiles in your head? Also fck the RUF!

  • @ziphomvuyana9345
    @ziphomvuyana9345 2 ปีที่แล้ว +100

    Our African leaders are a big problem. Drugs of this kind are not in Africa by mistake,someone who's politically connected is benefiting and that someone is an enemy of Africa. Problem is Africans cannot unite,we tend to think we can survive in isolation.

    • @izarawanjiru
      @izarawanjiru 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Truely agree

    • @parthbhatt8762
      @parthbhatt8762 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      African together strong!

    • @clevelandgraves4174
      @clevelandgraves4174 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Very very true

    • @ItzJigz187
      @ItzJigz187 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Being kept at the bottom so that the money stays at the top

    • @wildhogs1ful
      @wildhogs1ful 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      I know who put crack in our neighborhoods in the states to try and kill us off everyone there should be asking how is this drug getting into the country and who has the most go gain by killing off the young,

  • @emmanuelskilful2489
    @emmanuelskilful2489 2 ปีที่แล้ว +33

    As a tramadol addict i really feel so sorry 4 dis guys am glad am doing my best 2 stop taking tramadol now, God help me🙏🙏

    • @OneLove-lc7os
      @OneLove-lc7os 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Keep going and never give up 🙏🏾😘

    • @ivankacic2808
      @ivankacic2808 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Tramadol is literally the weakest opiate , you can just stop lmao , kratom is even stronger than tramadol

    • @ItzJigz187
      @ItzJigz187 2 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      @@ivankacic2808 it's still addictive.

    • @ItzJigz187
      @ItzJigz187 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Have you tried talking to god?

    • @wanjiahdavid7045
      @wanjiahdavid7045 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Is tramadol addictive?

  • @asunahusama
    @asunahusama 2 ปีที่แล้ว +110

    As an African American, it is so sad to see my African brothers and sisters suffering from poverty and addiction. I wish that there were more that we all can do to eradicate poverty and suffering in this enriched and powerful continent and restore greatness to a place that was stolen from and abused for so long. This hurts to watch but thank you for shedding a light on the issue.

    • @demarcusdarius9096
      @demarcusdarius9096 2 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      No cap. I support our African brothers 💯. Shit like this needs to stop fr

    • @abokoeguale9783
      @abokoeguale9783 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      DRUG addiction is worst in your country called America. The hub for hard drugs in the world👎👎👎👎👎

    • @demarcusdarius9096
      @demarcusdarius9096 2 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      @@abokoeguale9783 we know that. But we’re not tryna have y’all go through the same problem we’re suffering from. It’s not a competition

    • @bsmi1361
      @bsmi1361 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@demarcusdarius9096 They don't even like black Americans. That's why he just responded like that.

    • @demarcusdarius9096
      @demarcusdarius9096 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      @@bsmi1361 nah. SOME don’t like Black Americans. I’m not gon generalize every African person like that. I know the others are cool with us

  • @SomaliRoyale
    @SomaliRoyale 2 ปีที่แล้ว +70

    Life is a challenge but i wish we didn't live in a world where someone's reality is so bad that to escape, they turn to deadly drugs of any kind to feel safe, happiness ,warmth and love just for those few minutes or hours !

    • @evansasiedu7383
      @evansasiedu7383 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      You said it well. It’s sad and pathetic

  • @asiam1528
    @asiam1528 2 ปีที่แล้ว +34

    People dying to escape their reality

  • @abdulmuminkabia1878
    @abdulmuminkabia1878 2 ปีที่แล้ว +82

    Thank God they are finally talking about this. In my community, young as well as old are seriously into kush.

    • @lunamoon4880
      @lunamoon4880 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      😭

    • @philomena724
      @philomena724 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      It's so rampart here in Bo city

    • @big_geezy
      @big_geezy 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      It is only very few youth that don't take kush

    • @Flower-ck2bs
      @Flower-ck2bs 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      So Nigerian leaders decided to watch nigerians dying and Nigeria collapsing!? The whole world leaders fight to get Africa but african presidents do not fight to protect her! Mother Africa what is happening?

    • @haddingtoniangcp2464
      @haddingtoniangcp2464 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@Flower-ck2bs erm, this is Sierra Leone.

  • @jp5505
    @jp5505 2 ปีที่แล้ว +21

    You did a wonderful work here. Great job!

  • @JA-Q28
    @JA-Q28 2 ปีที่แล้ว +35

    Praying for rehabilitation of these young souls 😭🙏🏽

  • @Lets_Talk_About_it_Luv
    @Lets_Talk_About_it_Luv 2 ปีที่แล้ว +68

    This is absolutely heartbreaking! The government really needs to step in full-time and eradicate this issue ASAP before it gets a lot worse. I’m just wondering what I can do to help out? I’m a Sierra Leonean American & this breaks my heart! I’ll keep them all in my prayers🙏🏾

    • @francisjohnsesay1265
      @francisjohnsesay1265 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      You can start a movement for some victims which I would love to be part of if you want to embark on such

    • @6ixmill995
      @6ixmill995 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Government really need for take action against dis

    • @CrustyUgg
      @CrustyUgg 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      @@francisjohnsesay1265 lol why don't you take care of the youth in America, or whatever country you live in, that are on the wrong path before you dive into another countries problems.

    • @changestartsnow5116
      @changestartsnow5116 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@CrustyUgg Whatever country you are from mind your business if the narrative doesn't fit yours.

    • @kurlenejohn5463
      @kurlenejohn5463 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@francisjohnsesay1265 Thank you for your courage and your strength. We definitely need a movement to stop this terrible epidemic. Sadly, many of the ways of the Western world that has negative impact, has taken over parts of Africa and they do not have the social resources to deal with the dangerous drug epidemic .
      - I appreciate your comment.
      Have a great day.

  • @doryn8317
    @doryn8317 2 ปีที่แล้ว +25

    So heartbreaking!!! As a Ugandan it breaks my soul watching these documentaries but i love to so i can open my eyes on the real problems happening.

    • @dineshbhat7978
      @dineshbhat7978 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Come and settle in INDIA, dear AFRICANS.

    • @writingpad7142
      @writingpad7142 หลายเดือนก่อน

      ​@@dineshbhat7978 India has plenty of problems and poverty

  • @kurlenejohn5463
    @kurlenejohn5463 2 ปีที่แล้ว +14

    Excellent documentary, I pray for the victims and the heroes against drug addiction involved. I hope that counselor 's sixteen year old son, realize how much he is loved and comes off the drugs and gets help for his addiction.

  • @Fokwute
    @Fokwute 2 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    Painful to watch these beautiful souls struggle with poverty and drug addiction. 💔 Where there is life there is hope. Our light will shine one-day.

  • @davinci3379
    @davinci3379 2 ปีที่แล้ว +17

    such a sad and well done documentary. Thank you for infroming the world. Wish you a lot of strenght.

  • @suzannedelgado4542
    @suzannedelgado4542 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    I am white British and smoked spice/kush for 6 years. It drove me to insanity. But I beat it. Only because I had hope. These people don't have that luxury. May god be with them. ❤ Sierra Leone

  • @odd7646
    @odd7646 2 ปีที่แล้ว +56

    This is heartbreaking... How does a country reach a 60% poverty rate... What is the government doing?

    • @asiam1528
      @asiam1528 2 ปีที่แล้ว +34

      Stealing the money , greedy

    • @marleyhill34
      @marleyhill34 2 ปีที่แล้ว +17

      Corruption and poor economics.

    • @farafinatravellers5636
      @farafinatravellers5636 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Unfortunately most countries in Africa this is the percentage of poverty

    • @tomondiek2839
      @tomondiek2839 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      stealing all the money like most African governments

    • @parthbhatt8762
      @parthbhatt8762 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Making cash moneyyy

  • @frances-salt7382
    @frances-salt7382 2 ปีที่แล้ว +60

    The society needs to stop the stigmatization on these victims, the government and NGOs should put in place resources to assist them when they stop taking this harmful substances, it’s not only the awareness and long speeches,it will include financial support, make jobs available too.

    • @TheMRmatt007
      @TheMRmatt007 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      It's not that easy...

    • @osanomo5205
      @osanomo5205 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Thank you.... They do this documentary on poor environment and they forget the reason these people are facing this terrible issue.... You see see people with their comments.... This people are victims.... And they are escaping reality with nonsense like this... Nobody talk about it

    • @MrHustleSwag
      @MrHustleSwag 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Every country should help one another. But instead the powerful politicians spend money on bombs/weapons. There is more money in war than there is in helping people get rid of addictions. It’s a sad world.
      I pray one day. We will have a world without borders. Without war. Instead everyone helping one another.

    • @frances-salt7382
      @frances-salt7382 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@osanomo5205 no one cares anymore, people care about what will make them popular.

    • @frances-salt7382
      @frances-salt7382 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@MrHustleSwag when it will get to that point then it means humanity has been restored, it’s seems this is far fetched.

  • @Shy-xm4kn
    @Shy-xm4kn 2 ปีที่แล้ว +17

    It’s crazy a drug dealer himself said the police need to end the Kush trade. You know it’s a huge problem when someone like that says it needs to end.

    • @danieltatum4220
      @danieltatum4220 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      It’s because Kush aka Spice is even cheaper than weed or any other drug so it doesn’t just send people crazy more quicker it also puts them out of business

  • @hartzfear3688
    @hartzfear3688 2 ปีที่แล้ว +44

    The best thing for Sierra Leone would be the legalization of cannabis. The chemical stuff they spray these herbs with are synthetic cannnabinoids mixed mostly in china. This stuff destroys the human brain over time. If they legalize cannabis, the government can make money and provide new jobs for people while the kush dealer cannot sell much anymore.

    • @ItzJigz187
      @ItzJigz187 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      It's a nice thought but giving a kush addict weed is like giving an alcoholic a glass of water.

    • @hartzfear3688
      @hartzfear3688 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@ItzJigz187 i think thats obvious but the growth of new consumers would stop

    • @wildhogs1ful
      @wildhogs1ful 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I somehow knew who was behind this because they want your resources and your country. How the hell are the people who have the richest resources have the poorest people

    • @HS-yi9rd
      @HS-yi9rd 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Thank you! They should just legalise weed and put a small tax on it.

  • @shandaprice3969
    @shandaprice3969 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    I was smoking spice for 10 years. God saved me for it. I have not smoked it over 3 years

  • @fatiarajoysesay5784
    @fatiarajoysesay5784 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +8

    As a Sierra Leonean this is really sad to watch.
    May God see them through🙏🏾
    Young people are dying everyday due to this drugs,very heartbreaking

    • @lonesomefencesitter3186
      @lonesomefencesitter3186 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Q: as a Sierra Leonean, how bad is it there ? Is it as bad as BBC News Africa reported, or is it just to sell news ?

  • @user-jv8kr4im1t
    @user-jv8kr4im1t 2 ปีที่แล้ว +26

    Black Americans watching this.
    We have the skills and resources to help.
    We have experienced multiple drug epidemics, we know how we will be taken advantage of in these situations. The leaves come from Africa but the chemicals do not (He said it comes from abroad 👀). We need to find out what country is supplying.
    Our elected leaders need to be pushed and foundations set up to send money to Africa for SPECIFIC aid and not just general aid. It's important that we are involved in the future of our continent and move resources from here to there.

    • @sallyhemings2295
      @sallyhemings2295 2 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      The country is CHINA 🇨🇳 and they are infiltrating the content ! WE don’t have the resources are you joking? Fentanyl is tearing up the US!

    • @Ella7194
      @Ella7194 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@sallyhemings2295 True! I was just about to say that.

    • @baneverything5580
      @baneverything5580 2 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      American citizens have donated billions in aid to Africa for decades and Americans have been going to Africa for over 100 years trying to help the people there. One young girl who went there to help was dragged from her car and beaten to death by a mob. White South Africans did incredible things for African natives and look at the thanks they`ve received in return and the results of turning over control to these monsters. Look at the former Rhodesia now! There is NO WAY to help Africans!

    • @SuperVreemd
      @SuperVreemd 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@mr.skeleton3190 What? What do you even mean by that?

    • @mallswordislaw5723
      @mallswordislaw5723 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      This has absolutely nothing to do with black Americans, the American Sierra Leone community can hold their own weight

  • @kellyw8017
    @kellyw8017 2 ปีที่แล้ว +13

    The kids also need stories directly from addicts so that they can see what it will do to them. It's one thing to see a healthy person tell them drugs are bad. It's even more powerful to see addicts and those who gave it up tell their stories first hand. Kids should be encouraged to love them and help them get healthy again.

  • @remijules
    @remijules 2 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    I've learned so much from this documentary, and still learning so much from the very intelligent, touching, and sincere comments. Thank you all; each and all of yr comments are very enlightening. If we work with this same honesty and commitment, we can proceed to initiating and executing changes on the ground, one day at a time.

  • @mohameddumbuya1992
    @mohameddumbuya1992 2 ปีที่แล้ว +23

    Well researched documentary. Great work!

    • @hiseverest9074
      @hiseverest9074 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      We'll researched? This is amature level.

    • @blackpalacemusic
      @blackpalacemusic 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      How is this well researched?? They didnt even mention how "spice/K2" came as a result of prohibition in the USA and the decriminalization of Cannabis forced producers to seek other markets

  • @Arowolo_op
    @Arowolo_op 2 ปีที่แล้ว +14

    Most Africa cities and countries are battling the same thing. We need to protect our future.

    • @dineshbhat7978
      @dineshbhat7978 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Come and settle in INDIA, dear AFRICANS.

  • @HabeebSongstaAdebisi
    @HabeebSongstaAdebisi 2 ปีที่แล้ว +20

    Wow... this is so heart wrenching! Thank you @BBC News Africa. I can't help but notice the stark similarities between Sierra Leone and Nigeria where I am from. Same "tramadol" cough syrup problem, now this! So, so, disheartening.
    It felt like watching my own blood brothers and sister getting wrecked by terrible addiction.
    Please what can we do? Is there some way viewers can help?
    What is the local government of Freetown and the Sierra Leone government as a whole saying/doing about this?
    Has the African Union seen this?
    Isn't there a department in the UN that should intervene with the Sierra Leone government on this?
    So many sad, sad, questions running through my mind...

    • @unruly21XXi
      @unruly21XXi 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      This whole documentary is applicable to Nigeria too. The 'kush' substance is what we call 'Colorado' or 'Colo' here, a particular type of it too is very popular. It's called 'Black Mamba' and they are synthetic cannabinoids: synthetic marijuana. They're all over the place, we even see videos surface every now and then of someone displaying madness, sometimes temporary, as a result of an overdose or something. It's 100% the same in Nigeria, maybe even worse because people are not so aware

  • @blackjack242
    @blackjack242 7 วันที่ผ่านมา +2

    I am using Kush on daily basis and I like it so much. I give it to my kids too. They are adults but we can spend nice time together with Kush.

  • @babsjob8729
    @babsjob8729 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    I'm from Senegal I pray for my brothers and sisters in Sierra Leone. West Africa as a whole should resolve this drug problem for reeal our youths deserve better .

    • @dineshbhat7978
      @dineshbhat7978 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Come and settle in INDIA, dear AFRICANS.

    • @Veni_Vidi25
      @Veni_Vidi25 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

      In west Africa the woman’s have a better life and for man’s everything is responsibility’s that is not fair. This bitches why there don’t care about his sons ??

  • @edwardbeekamara4051
    @edwardbeekamara4051 2 ปีที่แล้ว +40

    I leave in Freetown SL 🇸🇱 the number of people I know that smoke this thing call "kush" here surpasses the number of people that do not smoke it. everything you see here in this video is true and more. it is taken by old and young people and it's very easy to get cuz it only cost Le 5000 (£0.50)a pack. People from all works of life take it including police officers, government workers, so-called influencers, artists, and the list goes on and on. for dealers, it is a really reliable source of income as they make millions and millions of Leone off just by selling it. this is a really big issue and it is harming especially the young people of this country. And worse of it all I don't see it stopping any time soon. Because the government isn't doing much to stop it anyway. so sad 😔

    • @aped
      @aped 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      That’s sad. A lost generation.

    • @bowbow1139
      @bowbow1139 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      It’s only weed my friend

    • @magicsam8247
      @magicsam8247 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@bowbow1139 it laced with toxic chemicals

    • @victorthompson9579
      @victorthompson9579 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      For S/L our own cocaine is Kusk!

    • @laurs.xx_
      @laurs.xx_ 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@bowbow1139 it isn’t weed at all you doughnut. This is spice, do your research holmes.

  • @uwomanoodioko9220
    @uwomanoodioko9220 2 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    Struggling with an addiction (not drugs), I tell u it is hard to overcome... Don't start no matter the pressure. 99% of smoking comes from drug abuse

    • @dineshbhat7978
      @dineshbhat7978 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Come and settle in INDIA, dear AFRICANS.

  • @ebanjewilson8518
    @ebanjewilson8518 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Thanks for the awareness ! Watching from Cameroon ! Great job 👌

  • @magbenyo
    @magbenyo 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    BBC has one of the best content

  • @isakay539
    @isakay539 2 ปีที่แล้ว +25

    I thought I could go through the video but I couldn't. Lost a brother to this. I heard the stories but it is nothing compared to seeing.

    • @therealforeignwolf
      @therealforeignwolf 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Watch the last part where they show the recovering addicts, there is hope bro

  • @eyramlloyd7271
    @eyramlloyd7271 2 ปีที่แล้ว +23

    Merrrrrn and to think this country is rich in diamond, I’m an African a Ghanaian and seeing this hurts me so bad, where did we go wrong, you can be in another African country and think it doesn’t matter to you buh the reality is dah it does, things aren’t suppose to be this way for us Africans, our leaders constantly continue to fail us, they have no plans for the youth. If I have the power to change I’d change my continent Africa first, 😢😢😭😭😭😭 🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻 Hmmmmmm GOD help Africa

    • @donnatyrrell3351
      @donnatyrrell3351 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      So so sad, I live in Antigua 🇦🇬 and it hurts my soul to see my African brothers and sister giving up on LIFE 😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭

    • @demarcusdarius9096
      @demarcusdarius9096 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@donnatyrrell3351 I live in America and this shit is also sad. God bless Africa

  • @REACH_khbk
    @REACH_khbk 2 ปีที่แล้ว +19

    As always, powerful and heartrending reporting, Mr. Conteh. You consistently represent the challenges faced but you do not moralize or revile those who are desperate. Salone has faced so many hardships and such suffering, and I believe so deeply that Sierra Leoneans will find a better future.

    • @MrHustleSwag
      @MrHustleSwag 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      My first time watching him in a news report. He’s amazing for sure! I’ll make sure to stay connected more to his work 💯

  • @ohemajosefine
    @ohemajosefine 2 ปีที่แล้ว +33

    I have said this and I am saying this again. It breaks my heart to see the African continent like this. Africa was the place of Kings and Queens but due to slavery, colonialism, civil wars, epidemics, exploitation by the west and neo-colonialism - it seems that Africa has never caught a break. Africa has the richest countries in the world but we live below and are behind many other countries who are actually progressing.

    • @Provision600
      @Provision600 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Colonialism is the only this that destroyed African. Slavery was a source of income. The colonial countries were educating their youth while Africa was being divided.

    • @gg-bs1ey
      @gg-bs1ey 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@Provision600 slavery propped up paper kingdoms that collapsed as soon as it was outlawed, leading to destabilisation that made colonising the continent so easy. Plus it ripped an entire population of abled bodied people that it suffered without. Every single interaction the global north has had with Africa has been detrimental. It’s honestly heartbreaking that the cradle of civilisation, a continent so rich in resources has been absolutely destroyed by outside influence.

    • @dwanedexter7685
      @dwanedexter7685 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Bro, blacks are also to blame. I reside in Zimbabwe and Robert Mugabe was a autocrat and dictator, now we have an even worse president Emmerson Mnangagwa who is much worse than Mugabe and he is corrupt and the black people here are tired of it. You can't just blame the British and colonization, some black presidents are also to blame. Point blank period

    • @dwanedexter7685
      @dwanedexter7685 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@gg-bs1ey I reside in Zimbabwe and we can also blame corrupt black Presidents for the povery, crime and corruption.

    • @Provision600
      @Provision600 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@gg-bs1ey Yes it destroyed kingdoms but colonial countries had the factories to create more guns and bullets while the rest of the world was still living primitive.
      The whole world practice slavery even native Americans. If African kingdoms traded more for guns with the Ottomans or Europeans before the great slave trade then it wouldve been harder for the colonialist.

  • @alessandroricci7294
    @alessandroricci7294 7 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

    That guy who allegedly cut his own throat, that red staff on his chest is not blood. Whatever it might be, certainly is not blood.

  • @PaulineMugure
    @PaulineMugure 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    This is so heartbreaking. Poverty is the root of so many evils. The gospel of Christ is the ultimate answer to this darkness.

    • @msama3123
      @msama3123 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Amen sister 💕

  • @sonalijootun1712
    @sonalijootun1712 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Extreme suffering extreme poverty extreme sadness... I have no words... It's shocking.. Just.. Hell. Very upsetting .

  • @christopher5148
    @christopher5148 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Really tragic situation and hats off to all those affected who are working on overcoming their addiction. Wishing you all the best.

  • @memydogalmosthome8632
    @memydogalmosthome8632 18 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

    Man that was addicted to this for years it was just called spice when I came out here..
    Took me about 2 weeks of being horribly sick to get off of it..
    Such a sad situation for them to be in

  • @juliem1674
    @juliem1674 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    BBC AFRICA....you should put ways/contact information that as an audience we can help. Don't waste this platform, show us how we also can help/take action as this is a society issue so the community should also be involved in helping solve problems.

    • @marcellogenesi6390
      @marcellogenesi6390 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Julie Macharia Black MP David Lammy, and black comedian Lenny Henry would accuse you of white saviour syndrome, and new colonialist, if you have the temerity to help

    • @juliem1674
      @juliem1674 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@marcellogenesi6390 I'm a black African, who doesn't like to see my people suffer.
      I'm about People, not Politics.

  • @skippyonfir3
    @skippyonfir3 2 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    From 22:25
    I personally think it’s not the mad world that people like these loose their talent to , but the reality of the Environment, the hardships, the poverty and all these numerous hardlines in the country . That’s what they loose it to , upon watching this documentary you really notice that people are using kush as a get away drug . And the million dollar question is , what are they escaping from ?, (even tho a tip of it is stated ) would they have been kush addicts if they didn’t have such a hard reality to live in ? . Would they have been kush addicts if they had a stable job , and are able to upkeep themselves ? .
    People are pushed into all these self harm get away drugs. I see it As a chain effect . And if we want to win this war, we need to focus on the whole chain and find a way of breaking it , not only just focusing on the drug link in the chain

  • @DirtyReCaps
    @DirtyReCaps 2 ปีที่แล้ว +21

    This same shit is happening in Nigeria too, here they call it Colorado or black mamba. It’s ravishingly the young generation and it needs to curtain before it’s too late.

    • @ivankacic2808
      @ivankacic2808 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      I live in Miami and we used to smoke black mamba 10 years ago before they made it illegal. Black mamba was actually kinda strong , one time I smoked a joint and went blind for 10 or 15 mins , I thought i was dying.

    • @victorianwaoha248
      @victorianwaoha248 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      This is very true. I even know different users that can’t seem to let it go

  • @mukhtarmato
    @mukhtarmato 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Struggling to get through half of this docu.. Probably won’t be able to. It’s just too sad. Praying for these young souls, there can be redemption.

  • @digitalmrs
    @digitalmrs 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Aisha's story touched me most as a female. I hope she finds the strength to quit

  • @SuperVampirelife
    @SuperVampirelife ปีที่แล้ว +1

    As a Malian I saw both of my step brothers and childhood friend dying slowly of this drugs. It is so sad to see young people getting addicted to this garbage. I pray for them all.

  • @hajakamara3714
    @hajakamara3714 2 ปีที่แล้ว +23

    Only God knows the solutions to this problem in my own country Sierra Leone 🇸🇱🇸🇱🇸🇱🇸🇱😭😭😭

    • @chatwithenze
      @chatwithenze 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      The fact that people think taking drugs to prevent stress is actually the main cause of addiction. All this really require strong family support. If you're left alone in such world addiction becomes inevitable.
      Praying for your country

    • @tanarich5515
      @tanarich5515 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Amen ❤

    • @dineshbhat7978
      @dineshbhat7978 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      AFRICANS are selling drugs in INDIA too.

  • @gsaxita
    @gsaxita หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    mixture of cannabis, fentanyl, tramadol, formaldehyde , in the end is a big pharma business

  • @nifemibrown
    @nifemibrown 2 ปีที่แล้ว +16

    Poverty and idleness is trying young Africans into embracing toxic habits (drugs). Our leaders need to rise up to their responsibilities. Create viable economies.

    • @dineshbhat7978
      @dineshbhat7978 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      AFRICANS are selling drugs in INDIA also.

  • @antoniomedina3417
    @antoniomedina3417 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Free #Africa my prayer goes out to everyone in the mother land it’s hard to watch this we are God and Goddess. Wish everyone health, happiness, love, success, healing, prosperity and money. God help Africa 🙏🏿❤️❤️

  • @Oliverqueen007
    @Oliverqueen007 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    I think that you should include how we can help out. Like the man with two children, you can see that he is trying to be a better person and a father. I wouldn't mind buying clothes and scholastic materials for his children.

  • @TheeArtistLola
    @TheeArtistLola หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    I absolutely adore him as a journalist

  • @Imawhiteboard
    @Imawhiteboard 2 ปีที่แล้ว +22

    I'm so sad to see this. Im sure the life's of these people are not easy. And then compound the suffering with a terrible drug as this one. Good lord it's just devistating but will can cure all these pains the will to live a good sober moral prudent life I wish for them all

  • @aminaalhassandiasso1842
    @aminaalhassandiasso1842 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Can you please check on them from time to time 🥺💔. It's really sad to see people lose their youth and future to drugs 😭💔

  • @alrahjohnson1647
    @alrahjohnson1647 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    God Save our Youths…This is Sad 🇸🇱

  • @nyakehkallon-m3653
    @nyakehkallon-m3653 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Thanks for sharing this very important video.

  • @2010Bangie
    @2010Bangie 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Heartbreaking and sad! I would like to encourage anyone reading this, please commit to take interest in your family, community and uplift those you can. I wish we could return to the olden Afrikan ways of looking out for one another, especially the old, children and infirmed. We can improve and change our societies when we begin from our families and those in our midst.
    I commit to being kind and caring for one person today and especially those I my immediate surrounding. May those suffering from addictions heal!

  • @matheustavares4597
    @matheustavares4597 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Eu amei este documentário, me fez pensar em várias coisas.

  • @graliceresources9395
    @graliceresources9395 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    I hope someone in position of authority in S/L would watch this documentary and declare a war on illicit drugs in their country .

  • @sallymwasi
    @sallymwasi 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I pray that the gentleman quits drugs for the sake of his children's unconditional love for him. I pray for Aisha to find the courage to quit also

  • @marcmunene5003
    @marcmunene5003 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    So touching seeing how human we all are at the end of the day ❤️

  • @asomahevans
    @asomahevans 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

    As a Ghanaian who has visited Sierra Leone and many of its cities several times, I watched with tears in my eyes because I can relate to this. This issue is happening openly and it's heartbreaking because this a country that has a lot of work to be done in the public health space.The drug menace has deeply rooted itself in the country. What's even more painful is that this should be a matter of national security, yet local government and leadership have chosen to focus on other things, driven by power. Although Sierra Leone may have emerged from the war, there is still much that needs to be addressed. one key question this beautiful docu was silent on was where do these drugs come from ? And what has happened to those who tried smuggling them in aside being confiscated? aah ooh lord.

  • @martinhammond297
    @martinhammond297 2 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    Young boys are getting epilepsy from tramadol abuse and other drugs in Ghana too

    • @dineshbhat7978
      @dineshbhat7978 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      AFRICANS are supplying drugs in INDIA too.

  • @uol47
    @uol47 15 วันที่ผ่านมา

    As a God Loving person who listens to The Lord ❤ i am told that legally growing natural Marijuana is our way out of spice and kush hell.. God Bless Us All ❤

  • @lisa196409
    @lisa196409 2 ปีที่แล้ว +39

    Wow this was happening like about 10 years ago in United States. People were biting each other some young kids had killed two people and buried them in the snow because they were smoking that kush synthetic weed

    • @jide5342
      @jide5342 2 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      Yup, k2

    • @sheenapinder717
      @sheenapinder717 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      It was K2. Wasn't 10 years. It definitely was within the last 5-8 years. They ate off ppl faces smh

    • @Nimoes_archive
      @Nimoes_archive 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      I have been very confused about everyone calling this drug kush? I think in the UK it was called Spice it was a legal herb, sprayed with synthetic substances, so no relation at all to weed/marijuana. I have also never heard of K2?

    • @jide5342
      @jide5342 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      @@Nimoes_archive k2 is what we basically call spice in the US. K2 is synthetic weed that was marketed as a healthier alternative but it made people go crazy

    • @Nimoes_archive
      @Nimoes_archive 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@jide5342 Thankyou, for the info!

  • @JesusisKing03
    @JesusisKing03 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    One of my best friends is currently addicted to K2 aka kush 😢 it's heartbreaking because she expressed she wants to get clean but can't go to rehab because she can't leave her mother and daughter with her sister who a pill and cocaine addict 😩. I pray for her family for deliverance in Jesus's name; I don't know what else i can do. These drug demons are horrible 😢

  • @sories.fornah1941
    @sories.fornah1941 2 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    I nearly cried watching this documentary 😢 😭 💔
    We are really losing energetic and potential youths in Sierra leone 🇸🇱 and Africa at large all in the name of Substance abuse as such. The government together with us should push to raise awareness inorder to stop the abuse 💔😭😥

    • @toplist3088
      @toplist3088 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Truly this needs to be stopped, this is heartbreaking 💔

  • @lovelylady6341
    @lovelylady6341 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Say NO to drug!!! Let’s protect ourselves, our kids, our brothers & sisters. Protect Africa!❤ Blame the politicians who are greedy to sacrifice the youth of Africa. God protect us & we pray. Amen! In Jesus name.

  • @getvisible4026
    @getvisible4026 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    This kush, is called Colorado in Nigeria, very bad drug destroying and making the youth run mad.

    • @Stanlayy-em4fk
      @Stanlayy-em4fk 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      And has completely nothing to with American Colorado Kush cannabis. I ask myself why it's even called this. Propaganda at work. Spraying chemicals on paper and smoking it has nothing to do with Cannabis Sativa.

  • @lavrinam8229
    @lavrinam8229 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I'm from India but seeing this breaks my heart

  • @celia762
    @celia762 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Watching them makes me sooo sad..
    Hoping the government will help them recover..

  • @baimacjoekamara9696
    @baimacjoekamara9696 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    The amount of poverty and unemployment in sierra leone recently is untold,that has led many youths to smoking and drinking..

  • @loyaltylove2078
    @loyaltylove2078 2 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    Damn…..so touching

  • @manur2023
    @manur2023 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    in every society their's always a hero trying to fix the mess. congratulations to the police ,drug law enforcement, teachers, journalists for trying to change.

  • @jide5342
    @jide5342 2 ปีที่แล้ว +40

    This is probably k2, not actual weed

    • @j.i.k2.044
      @j.i.k2.044 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      What is K2?

    • @SLees-tv7gh
      @SLees-tv7gh 2 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      Not sure were it originated from, but In the US it was marketed as a synthetic marijuana. It was suppose to be safer then marijuana. It was legal until people started dying. It’s a very dangerous drug.

    • @treyshawnee
      @treyshawnee 2 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      Definitely K2

    • @realdeal8303
      @realdeal8303 2 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      Yea it's katy not kush they're giving kush a bad name

    • @realdeal8303
      @realdeal8303 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      K2 or leaf 🌿

  • @marcom238
    @marcom238 หลายเดือนก่อน

    1 Peter 5:8 Be sober, be vigilant; because your adversary the devil walks about like a roaring lion, seeking whom he may devour.

  • @salamatukargbo2303
    @salamatukargbo2303 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Say no to drugs in Sierra Leone

  • @sahrgbondo335
    @sahrgbondo335 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    I just saw your BBC documentary on kusk in Sierra leone, what I did not notice you addressed is the supply side of this scourge...we can do all we can to punish these young innocent children, but if we don't tackle it at the source it's a losing battle. We are the people bringing this terrible disease to our country?

  • @AllanMuka
    @AllanMuka 2 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    As an African my heart bleeds seeing this

    • @Flower-ck2bs
      @Flower-ck2bs 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      As an human my heart bleeds seeing this too.

  • @mattworld8752
    @mattworld8752 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I felt really bad for the girl who said she is addicted. I feel this fatherly kindness to her. I pray to God here, to help this baby from satanist addiction.

  • @ibrahimsowe6865
    @ibrahimsowe6865 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    This is my community where am currently leaving, it sad to see this

  • @lputaa
    @lputaa 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I'm an African who uses cannabis... I've never had bad experience other than it being illegal, I've a job...

    • @picklechin2716
      @picklechin2716 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      I dont think its cannabis. It says its a new drug and cannabis is soooo old.

  • @emperorfloch
    @emperorfloch 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I can’t even finish this documentary this is just sad and depressing asf 😫

  • @Ontopclutch
    @Ontopclutch 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    THIS IS gonna get noticed trust.

  • @rudyniosho2505
    @rudyniosho2505 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    I’m Congo it’s called « bomber »! So sad to see thé youth going down this path in Africa!🤦🏽‍♀️🤦🏽‍♀️🤦🏽‍♀️

  • @TheSilverGate
    @TheSilverGate 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    We are a mess as the "intelligent" species, we are destroying ourselves and this once beautiful planet