Tougher stance against drugs needed

What used to be consumed in private is now used in public and that is the reality of drug abuse in Botswana.  Young people in their 20s no longer hide from the public and they inhale their staff wherever they are – at the braai stand, parking lot or even at the public toilet.

The drug industry has grown rapidly in the last 10 years. Anybody who feels the pain of unemployment can easily become a drug pusher because they know that the risks are minimal – a meagre fine or a few weeks in jail upon conviction.  Under the current government, alcohol consumption has been heavily criminalised over drug use and dealing.