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A new 'zombie' drug containing human bones is sweeping through Sierra Leone, killing around a dozen users every week - and leading dealers to rob graves to keep up with demand.
Their lives are mired in poverty and despair. "Kush" offers them relief but the nirvana is fleeting and carries a grim price.
Kush users seem to be everywhere in Freetown, from the slums to well-heeled areas, sitting slumped with their heads lolling.
In a smoke-filled room, in a shanty town, young Sierra Leoneans have gathered to get their fix, many are barely in their teens. At around 25 U.S cents a dose, it’s a cheap and easy way to escape reality. In the past few years, kush has wreaked havoc on the lives of young people in Sierra Leone.
Michael Mannah's, 50, verdict was handed down at The Downing Centre District Court on Friday and sentenced to a 12-month prison sentence with a non-parole period of 4 months.