More than three-quarters of people receiving drug rehabilitation services in a government-funded NGO over the past five years were readmitted patients, according to Hong Kong’s Audit Commission, but the organisation has said relapses among recovering addicts was common in the treatment process. In a report released on Wednesday, the auditor urged the Society for the…
FREETOWN, Sierra Leone (AP) — At a vast landfill in Sierra Leone ‘s capital of Freetown, smoke billows over decades of decomposing waste. Zainab sits there, squinting through the soot. It is her usual spot for buying kush, a cheap synthetic drug ravaging young people in the country. “This kush is so addictive,” she said….
Hong Kong-based Canadian author Sylvia Yu heard many heart-wrenching stories while researching sex trafficking in Asia. The story of Mei – just 14 when she was trafficked as a bride – hit extra hard. Bought by an elderly farmer in China, Mei spent years chained up like a dog. By the time she found support…