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A Zanzibari man crouches in a half-built roofless building, struggling to find a vein in his arm, while his friend takes over and injects the heroin for him, drawing blood back into the syringe. The two are among an estimated 4,, narcotics addicts who use syringes to inject themselves in Zanzibar, a tropical archipelago of one million people, better known for tourism and beach holidays than drug abuse. High rates of HIV among addicts threaten to affect the general population as growth in heroin trafficking through east Africa is making the narcotic more available. There is not any family that hasn't been affected by someone taking heroin,' Mahmoud Mussa, coordinator of substance abuse and rehabilitation at the Ministry of Health and Social Affairs, told Reuters. There is little reliable data on heroin usage. The U. UNODC says east Africa is increasingly becoming a drug transit route on the way from Afghanistan — which produces most of the world's heroin — to Europe. Dozens of discarded needles, many of which are shared by addicts, mingle with rubbish, weeds and tin foil wraps in dumps. Officials and ICAP estimates suggest HIV-prevalence on the island is less than one percent, but 26 percent among injecting drug users, whose infections may reach the rest of the general population via a chain of needle-sharing and sex. Some of the initiatives put in place to tackle drug abuse in Zanzibar include a center to help people quit heroin and get their lives on track. Others are drop-in centres, HIV testing programs and telephone helplines. IE 11 is not supported. For an optimal experience visit our site on another browser. Skip to Content. NBC News Logo. Search Search. Profile My News Sign Out. Sign In Create your free profile. Sections U. Follow NBC News.

Deadly cheap heroin taking its toll on people of Zanzibar

Zanzibar buying Heroin

Just a few minutes walk from the winding picturesque alleyways of Zanzibar's historic and much-visited Stone Town is a sight that most tourists will not get to see. Tourists come from Europe to sample cheap heroin and cocaine Crouching in small fishing boats and dugout canoes on the shore of Malindi, Stone Town's port are a number of young men injecting themselves with a cocktail of heroin and cocaine. It is a scene at odds with Zanzibar's image of an exotic beach paradise for well-heeled tourists, but for a growing number of Zanzibaris this is the reality of life on an impoverished island off the coast of Tanzania. Saluum Ibrahim Jiddawi started taking drugs when he was just 15 years old. His reasons for doing so were probably no different from teenagers anywhere in the world; he thought it was cool, his friends were doing it, he was bored at school. Wasted life And his life unravelled along predictable lines. I wasted 15 years of my life, and I regret all the pain I put my family through Saluum Jiddawi Ex-heroin user Saluum managed to kick the habit two years ago and now runs an outboard motor repair shop on the Malindi shoreline where addicts remind him on a daily basis of the 'biggest mistake' of his life. Saluum was lucky to get out of the drugs scene when he did as the temptation of drugs on the island is as strong as it has ever been. Spread of HIV And now addicts are adopting a new technique which is worrying drug abuse specialists. Young men inject themselves with a cocktail of heroin and cocaine It is called 'flash blood'. A user injects heroin, then withdraws a syringe-full of blood which contains a smaller amount of heroin and which is passed to a second user who injects it. The technique means that addicts who cannot afford to buy their own drugs can still get a fix, however diluted. If the first person is infected the second person will get a direct transmission of the virus. Drug-fuelled paradise? Young people do not know what they are doing. We believe every household in the urban centres has one or two children affected Mgeni Hassan Zanzibari ngo worker 'We are seeing the effects of drug abuse, the increase in crime. We believe every household in the urban centres has one or two children affected. One hotelier, who wants to remain anonymous, said he had met tourists who came from Europe to sample cheap heroin and cocaine. One recent case involving a British tourist ended in tragedy. A year-old man collapsed and died after taking drugs he had bought on the island. Most tourists will, of course, enjoy drug free holidays in Zanzibar and will not be aware of the growing local addiction problem. The authorities on the island are no doubt hoping that Zanzibar never picks up a reputation as a drug-fuelled paradise. Most Popular Now 56, people are reading stories on the site right now. Low graphics Accessibility help. News services Your news when you want it. News Front Page. E-mail this to a friend Printable version. Tourists come from Europe to sample cheap heroin and cocaine. I wasted 15 years of my life, and I regret all the pain I put my family through. Young men inject themselves with a cocktail of heroin and cocaine. Ghost town. The guerilla plant. Walking away. BBC Copyright Notice. One-Minute World News. Printable version. Zanzibar: A drug-fuelled paradise? I wasted 15 years of my life, and I regret all the pain I put my family through Saluum Jiddawi Ex-heroin user. We believe every household in the urban centres has one or two children affected Mgeni Hassan Zanzibari ngo worker. E-mail this to a friend. The guerilla plant How the world's oldest clove tree defied an empire.

Zanzibar buying Heroin