Addicts pick up the pieces after decades of alcohol, bhang abuse

Ephantus Mwangi, 50, from Kiambaa village in Githunguri at Mama Care Recovery Centre in Kiambaa during a graduation ceremony for some of the recovering addicts. [Kamau Maichuhie/Standard]

It takes a lot of courage, but Ephantus Mwangi, 50, admits he has been a bhang and cigarette smoker for the past 28 years.

He started smoking bhang in 1987, while in Form Four. Three years later, he started smoking cigarettes. He has also been engaging in gambling for the past 10 years.