AT Independence, in 1961, Tanzania did not have a single mental case associated with narcotic drug abuse. The drugs problem cropped up around 1970 when the Police Department registered a sharp increase in petty offences.
Schools detected an increase in truancy and dropout cases. In 2010/11 Mirembe hospital handled 360 patients with mental disorders whose illness was attributed to narcotic drug abuse.
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