Drugs in Somalia: Young Addicts

  • Fathi Mohamed Ahmed
  • Mogadishu

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Aminu Abdi has spoken out regarding her addiction in hopes that it will help dispel the fear, shame and stigma surrounding the issue.

The finding of the body of a 22-year-old woman in the streets of the Somali capital, Mogadishu, last year gave way to talk regarding the problem of female drug addiction in the city.

Health officials said she died of an opioid overdose.

Friends of the young social media influencer said she had been injecting drugs for a long time. They said she was under the influence of drugs while recording some of her popular TikTok videos.

Police have recorded an increase in drug users in Mogadishu and elsewhere in Somalia, including among women, and have indicated that people are turning to new types of drugs.

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