‘Hopley youth at risk of drug abuse’

SCORES of youths aged between 14 and 25 in Harare’s sprawling suburb of Hopley are at high risk of drug abuse due to poor and unstable backgrounds, a latest research has established.

Findings that were made during the launch of the Feminist Community-led research conducted by ActionAid Zimbabwe as well as the launch of Unpacking of the National Drug and Substance Abuse Plan in Harare last week indicated that drug abuse is also affecting schoolchildren.

“The teenagers and young adults in Hopley aged between 14 and 25 years, including schoolchildren, have been identified as the most vulnerable section of the population, especially those from poor and unstable backgrounds,” the report read.

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