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1. • • Houston police are struggling with a wave of deaths related to synthetic drugs known as “kush” – little more than potpourri of chemicals that have been linked to serious medical problems.
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     What is Kush and Why is it Wreaking Havoc in Houston?

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   What are people getting with Kush?

   • People rarely know what they're getting with kush, a derivative of cannabis mixed with synthetic drugs like fentanyl and tramadol and chemicals like formaldehyde. In some communities, civil society workers say, people have dug up graves to grind bones to cut with the drug, seeking chemicals used in embalming.

   Kush: The synthetic drug ravaging the youth of an African country

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   What is Kush & why is it a national emergency?

   • Kush is a concoction of formaldehyde, fentanyl, tramadol, cannabis, and, some claim, crushed human bones. Sierra Leone President Julius Maada Bio has issued a national emergency amid growing demands of his administration to take action against an unprecedented growth in the use of a synthetic drug called Kush.

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   What is Kush & how does it work?

   • The drug, taken mostly by men aged 18 to 25, causes people to fall asleep while walking, to fall over, to bang their heads against hard surfaces and to walk into moving traffic. Kush should not be confused with the drug of the same name found in the US, which is a mixture of “an ever-changing host of chemicals” sprayed on plant matter and smoked.

   Kush: what is this dangerous new west African drug that supposedly

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   What is Kush in Sierra Leone?

   • Kush in Sierra Leone is quite different; it is a mixture of cannabis, fentanyl, tramadol, formaldehyde and – according to some – ground down humans bones. It is mixed by local criminal gangs, but the constituent drugs have international sources, facilitated no doubt by the internet and digital communications.

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   Is Kush poisonous?

   • Routinely cut with an array of additives including acetone, the opioid tramadol and formalin, a toxic chemical commonly used to preserve bodies in mortuaries, kush is both potent and dangerously unpredictable.

   Kush, a cheap synthetic drug, is devastating Sierra Leone - NPR

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   Is Kush raving Sierra Leone's youth?

   • A cheap, synthetic drug is ravaging youth the youth of Sierra Leone. Sierra Leone’s President Julius Maada Bio this year declared a war on kush, calling it an epidemic and a national threat. The drug is leaving its users seriously ill, with many dropping out of education and turning to crime.

   Kush: The synthetic drug ravaging the youth of an African country

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   Jan 15, 2024 · A new drug called kush is wreaking havoc in west Africa, particularly in Sierra Leone where it is estimated to kill around a dozen people each week and hospitalise thousands.

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   Jul 27, 2016 · What is Kush and Why is it Wreaking Havoc in Houston? Houston police are struggling with a wave of deaths related to synthetic drugs known as “kush” – little more than potpourri of chemicals that have been linked to serious medical problems.

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   Jan 16, 2024 · A new drug called kush is wreaking havoc in west Africa, particularly in Sierra Leone where it is estimated to kill around a dozen people each week and hospitalise thousands.

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   Feb 10, 2024 · Kush, a synthetic cannabinoid, is spreading quickly for the promise of a stress-relieving high. But what's the impact on users — and Sierra Leonean society? And how are the authorities...

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   Apr 12, 2024 · What is a Kush that’s wreaking havoc in West Africa? For many years, kush—a potent combination of addictive substances—was widely used throughout the nation. It is a concoction of formaldehyde, fentanyl, tramadol, cannabis, and, some claim, crushed human bones.

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   May 27, 2024 · People rarely know what they're getting with kush, a derivative of cannabis mixed with synthetic drugs like fentanyl and tramadol and chemicals like formaldehyde. In some communities, civil ...