Zombies: Coast Drug Addicts Could Be Using Veterinary Medicine Mixed with Heroin, NACADA Says

• The National Authority for the Campaign Against Alcohol and Drug Abuse (NACADA) has shed light on the state of drug abuse in Kenya's coastal region
• NACADA revealed that a concerning number of drug users in the area are resorting to using drugs intended for veterinary animals
• This revelation follows viral videos showing individuals exhibiting zombie-like behaviour allegedly due to the use of these substances

Mombasa - The National Authority for the Campaign Against Alcohol and Drug Abuse (NACADA) has disclosed the status of drug abuse in the coastal region.

NACADA said most drug users in the county are fed drugs stimulating veterinary animals.

Zombie-like drug users

In a detailed report, the authority said their attention was drawn to a viral video of persons reportedly suffering the effects of using the suspected substance.

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"Circulating online of persons allegedly suffering the effects of using a suspected substance. In the videos, which were brought to our attention by members of the public, supposed users were seen exhibiting some symptoms such as drowsiness, sedation, and confusion. They were said to be displaying 'zombie-like' stances," NACADA said in part.

The incident forced NACADA to begin an inquest into the causes of the zombie-like behaviour amongst the drug users.

"We promptly launched a multi-agency fact-finding mission whose objective, among others, was to establish the substances consumed by those depicted in the videos- some of whom we positively identified as active drug users in the region," the statement said.

Findings from a 2-week study

The task force instituted to conduct the study said there was no Fentanyly case in the country.

"First, during the fact-finding mission, twenty (20) samples in various forms were collected in three (3) counties of the Coast region and handed over to the Government Chemist for analysis and identification. From the findings, we can comfortably report that we do not have any reported FENTANYL case in the country," they said.

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However, the findings showed that the zombie-like symptoms among the drug users could be attributed to a cocktail of several drugs.

"It is, therefore, evident that drug users are resorting to the use of multiple substances, especially prescription drugs, to complement the available heroin, whose potency has been proven to be reducing over time," NACADA explained.

The report said some injecting drug users could be attempting to use animal tranquillizers as an alternative to heroin or as an agent to enhance and prolong its potency.

Man living inside den of illegal substance begs to go home

In other news, the den of drug addicts in the Mandizini area is accessible from the main road by a narrow, muddy alley, and as you walk inside, the feeling is that of stepping into another dimension.

One leaves all the brightness of the modern world behind and steps through the invisible veil of time into a grim, brown past.

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Micheal Mureithi, a 45-year-old divorced father of three, lives in this den with permanent body marks gained from burns.

The man was born in Kirinyaga and has lived on Mombasa streets for 15 years without his family.

Before finding himself in the den of drug addicts, Mureithi was a security man at Bletty Summit company in Kirinyaga.

He worked for two years but was later fired over false accusations of stealing goods from the company.

Source: TUKO.co.ke