is your child taking this drug?

By Lydia Namubiru AN intoxicating drug is being openly sold in Ugandan shops and supermarkets. The drug, sold under the brand name Kuber, is disguised as a mouth freshener and packed in sachets similar to tea leaves pouches. The nicotine-rich stimulant is widely consumed by secondary school students and taxi drivers, especially in Kampala. “By law it is considered a social drug like cigarettes but we know it is quite addictive,” says Dr. David Basangwa of Butabika Psychiatric Hospital. Users say it is stronger than marijuana. “I can confirm that kuber is mostly sold in Indian shops and that people say they go into a trance when they use it,” says Asan Kasingye, the Police Commissioner for Community Affairs. Saturday Vision found that it is sold in supermarkets and grocery shops run by both Ugandans and Indians. The Ugandan... [read full story]