Why has the Seychelles got such a problem with drugs?

Published: March 6, 2023, 2 a.m.

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Think of the Seychelles and what springs to mind?\\n \\nWhite sandy beaches, coral reefs, 5 star resorts, nature reserves?\\n \\nWhat you probably don\\u2019t think of is heroin ghettos; shattered lives; mothers burying their sons.\\n \\n10% of the Seychellois population uses heroin - the highest per capita usage in the world. \\n \\nSo what\\u2019s being done \\u2013 and will the government\\u2019s \\u2018War on Drugs\\u2019 help or harm?\\n \\nAkwasi Sarpong speaks to a former heroin user, Joseph Fady Banane \\u2013 known as Fady \\u2013 who\\u2019s put together a documentary for BBC Africa Eye investigating the issue called 'Seychelles, Heroin and me'.

Find it on the BBC News Africa YouTube page.

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