The Bono East Regional capital’s Techiman Municipality is said to be running low on super glue.
Speaking to Nana Abrompa on Plan B FM morning show ‘Nkosuonsem’ Seth Ampofo Dampare , a youth activist in the area confirmed the practice among the youth in the area.
He explained that the act is real and worsening which needs urgent intervention to curb it.
He added that the practice in the area is due to unemployment, peer pressure, anxiety, poverty, and parental neglect.
According to shop owners, the shortage is caused by a new craze in the area by suspected drug addicts who inhale the glue as a narcotic.
According to the revelation, the suspected drug addicts light the glue on fire, cover it with a cloth, and inhale the vapor.
Others claim that drug addicts mix glue with energy drinks to feel high.
”We’ve heard some of the boys mix the glue with energy drinks,” said another trader. Others also inhale it. I have a container here, and the boys come here to buy superglue in bulk. I inquire as to why they do this. Some of them claim they buy them to repair their slippers. But I had no idea they were inhaling the glue.”
”What they are doing is terrible and unhealthy. I am pleading with them to stop. I went to other towns to get super glue to restock, but I couldn’t find any. ”The problem is real, and something must be done about it,” said another woman.
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