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Western overtakes Coast in drug abuse because of porous borders

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School going children match along Kakamega streets on their way to Lurambi to create awareness on environmental and drug abuse on October 28, 2022. [Benjamin Sakwa, Standard]

Western Kenya has overtaken the Coast region in drug abuse according to a new survey by National Authority for the Campaign against Alcohol and Drug Abuse (Nacada).

The survey was conducted between September 1 and December 1, 2022 and residents blame the rise in drug abuse in the region on porous border points of Busia and Bungoma counties.

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