Drug abuse is a growing problem in Liberia. There is no reliable data on user numbers but one study, by the United Nations Population Fund, found a staggering one in five Liberian youth take narcotics. …
In 2012 Cecelia’s life fell apart. Struggling to take care of nine children after the sudden death of her husband, she turned to her oldest son, then in his early 20s, for help. But he was lost to the family, a year into a drug addiction that was destroying his life….
Nemenlah Cyrus Harmon is a Liberian journalist with more than seven years of experience in the newsroom. He joined New Narratives in 2022 as a fellow with our US Embassy-funded program “Investigating Liberia”. Harmon is a 2019 graduate of the University of Liberia with a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Mass Communication. He also earned a…
