Drug abuse among women

ABSTRACT

Drug abuse is a problem in Cameroon which has not been looked into depth in as it should be. The extent of drug abuse is immense involving children; women and men. The most common drugs used are licit drugs; such as tobacco; which is grown as a cash crop and used in the cigarette industry of the country; palmwine (alcohol); from the oil palm tree or raffia palm tree; commonly called white wine; matango; or palm tree mimbo; or distilled alcoholic drinks extracted from white wine; cocoa; corn; cassava; ripe plantain; beers made by licensed breweries and imported wines and distilled alcoholic drinks