Biology Cai S.3 Term 2 2024
Biology Cai S.3 Term 2 2024
Biology Cai S.3 Term 2 2024
EXTRACT.
Uganda records 85000 cases of drug abuse in four years.
Drugs that are commonly abused in Uganda include marijuana and khat [Mairungi]. While these are locally produced, according to the Director Health Services Dr. Anthony
Mbonye Health Information Surveillance report on alcohol (2015), indicated that there is an increase in the use of hard drugs such as cocaine, heroin and methamphetamines.
57000 were alcohol cases while 27,000 were drug abuse cases. The report came at a time when Uganda was joining the rest of the world to commemorate the international
Day Against Drug Abuse and Illicit trafficking (26th June).
Other drugs commonly abused are prescription medicines including Pethidine (pain killer) and Ephedrine.
Dr. David Basangwa the Executive Director Butabika hospital, said that between February 2014 and March 2015, the hospital’s alcohol and drug unit recorded 778 and 829
alcohol disorders and drug abuse respectively. He said that it was so worrying as it affects the country’s social and economic state.
Dr. Basangwa added that most drug abusers begin while at school or university where they get messed up, drop out of school and usually form the highest percentage of
gangsters. He added that more than half of people who have drug problems also have a mental health problem such as depression, anxiety, bipolar disorder and attention
deficit.
According to the Uganda Police Anti- Narcotics department acting commissioner Kyomukama James, many drug traffickers prefer passing through Entebbe airport because
Uganda has weak laws against the crime.
However, with the passing of the Narcotics drugs and psychotropic substances (control) Act, 2015 brings with its tougher punishments with three years minimum sentence
for the users and life imprisonment for the traffickers. According to Kyomukama, this law will reduce the consumption and trafficking of these drugs.
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