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toubab1020
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 Posted - 28 Jul 2011 : 22:18:24
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This lady has her head screwed on very well,nice report,the resorces that Gambia could save in the majority of mental health cases ending up in hospital is considerable.
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“In The Gambia 75% of the patients in the only psychiatric hospital had their illnesses caused or precipitated by drugs, and 80 % of relapsed cases are due to drugs (Cannabis and alcohol)” she remarked"
http://observer.gm/africa/gambia/article/alcohol-accounts-for-25-million-deaths-annually-says-tanka-tanka-psychiatric-hospital-matron
Alcohol accounts for 2.5 million deaths annually Says Tanka Tanka Psychiatric Hospital matron
Africa » Gambia
Thursday, July 28, 2011
Anna Marie Mendy, the departmental Matron at Tanka-Tanka Psychiatric Hospital, has said that a WHO report stated that alcohol accounts for 2.5 million deaths annually and 15.3 million suffer from drug abuse disorder and that quite a proportion of this population report is on HIV infection.
She made this remark recently during a one-day symposium organised by the National Drug Enforcement Agency (NDEA), as part of activities marking the commemoration of the International Day Against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking, with the theme: ‘Drug abuse situation in The Gambia’. The programme was held at the KMC Multi-Purpose Hall along Jimpex Road in Kanifing.
According Madam Mendy, of recent, the west African coast is being used as a transit point in illicit drug trafficking especially Cocaine and Heroine. She said that without proper intervention it will destroy our youths, affect the country’s socio-economic development and hinder development projects as well.
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She further explained that socially, the menace of drug abuse is destructive not only to our physical and mental health, but it also tears societies apart and that it knows no boundary. “Drugs cause economic breakdown, corruption and violence; example hooliganism, terrorism, prostitution, arm robbery, murder, road accidents, among others,” she highlighted.
Author: by Omar Wally
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"Simple is good" & I strongly dislike politics. You cannot defend the indefensible.
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