Zombie Apocalypse: How a New Drug Made from Human Bones is Turning Sierra Leone’s Youth into Living Dead
A shocking new report has revealed how a new drug made from a mixture of herbs, toxic chemicals, and human bones is turning many young people in Sierra Leone into mindless zombies.
The drug, known as **kush**, is highly addictive and cheap, costing just 20p a joint. It is sold openly on the streets of Freetown, despite being illegal.
Users say that kush takes them to another world, where they lose all sense of self and reality. Some even claim to see demons and ghosts.
But the drug has a dark and gruesome secret: it is made from human bones, stolen from graves by ruthless dealers.
According to a medical expert, the bones contain traces of sulphur, which can enhance the drug’s effect. But they also carry the risk of infection and disease.
Thousands of graves have been desecrated by the bone thieves, who sell them to kush manufacturers.
The drug has destroyed the lives of many young people, who have given up their dreams and ambitions for a life of addiction.
Some have become homeless, living on a landfill site on the outskirts of the capital, where they scavenge for anything they can sell to buy more kush.
Others have turned to crime, stealing and robbing to feed their habit.
One of the victims, 25-year-old Abu Bakhar, was a promising musician, but kush ruined his career and his health.
He told Channel 4 News: “Because of drugs I did not concentrate on music. Because of drugs I did not concentrate on studies. Because of drugs I did not concentrate on writing. Because of drugs I did not concentrate on anything.”
Another addict, Alhaji, said he became hooked after trying just one joint of kush. He said: “I went to the ghetto to buy another one and smoke it. I said ‘This is so sweet, can I get more?’ and that’s how I became an addict.”
He said he was trying to quit, and was praying for help. He had wanted to become a doctor, but kush shattered his hopes and his identity.
Amara Kallon, 21, said she used to smoke marijuana, but switched to kush after being introduced by friends. She said she sold her clothes and books to buy the drug, and started stealing household items, phones, pots and dishes.
The drug has also spread to neighbouring countries, such as Liberia and Guinea, where more than a million people are estimated to be addicted to kush.
The drug poses a serious threat to the stability and security of the region, as well as the health and well-being of its people.
Doctor Jusu Mattia, who has treated many kush addicts, said: “You go along any streets you see a lot of young men sleeping on the streets. They are not productive, they are not contributing to the development of the country.”
He warned that kush could lead to a “zombie apocalypse” in Sierra Leone, unless urgent action is taken to stop the drug and help the addicts.
