In Africa, anything can be addictive. Glue, wind oil essence, cough syrup, ......What seems to us to be an ordinary daily commodity has the potential to become a "drug" in Africa.
In Kenya, people are even addicted to wind oil. The poor will rub the hard-won wind oil essence on their lips or body, while the wealthier families will even use the wind oil essence directly to make cocktails.
Nairobi is home to the world's largest slum, where people make a living by picking up garbage every day. When they pick up a drink bottle with residual liquid, they always drink it all first.
However, one day, a Nairobi man drank half a bottle of industrial glue, and after a while, he felt that he was no longer tired and hungry, so he immediately recommended the miraculous liquid to his friends, thus setting off a "glue" craze in the slums.
Zimbabwe is being poisoned by "cough syrup"? Why did the ban lapse? Zimbabwe is located in southern Africa, a country with vast land and many resources.
However, local youths are addicted to "cough syrup" and drink four bottles a day to keep them high. Behind this phenomenon is the chemical that stimulates the nerve center contained in "cough syrup".
There have been several local bans, but it has not worked, but has led to the intensification of smuggling activities. So, is it because the credibility is too poor, or is the cough syrup too charming?
All of this is related to the history of Zimbabwe. The blessings and curses of colonization put the country in a difficult situation.
In this area of natural beauty, there are the well-known Victoria Falls and ancient human ruins, which bear witness to the late colonial era"The sun never sets on the empire"Global expansion.
In 1890, Zimbabwe became a British colony of the South African Company, and five years later, it was renamed Southern Rhodesia. It was not until 1923 that the British ** officially took over the place, granting"Dominion"status, so that it enjoys a certain degree of independence.
In 1980, the people of Southern Rhodesia, under the influence of the independence movements of other British colonies around the world, also achieved independent status, and the new country was named the Republic of Zimbabwe.
Nearly 90 years of colonial rule have left a deep historical trace on Zimbabwe. During this period, Zimbabwe lost its sovereignty and equal status of its people, and the British colonizers plundered the means of production and cheap labor, and also controlled the local people by promoting racism.
Although the British colonizers objectively laid the foundation for Zimbabwe's development, including mature production technology and complete tourism, the colonial invasion brought scars and injustice to the local people.
The people of Zimbabwe continue to build on their colonial legacy, which also provides a basis for some advocates of colonial merit. However, history is constantly evolving, and Zimbabwe can develop without colonization, and the harm caused by colonization is eternal.
Zimbabwe was once known as the "Little Paris of East Africa", and all thanks to the first Robert-Gabriel Mugabe.
Zimbabwe's development over the past 30 years is inseparable from the influence of Mugabe's leaders. His Marxist ideas have profoundly influenced policy making in Zimbabwe, particularly in terms of racial equality and breaking class shackles.
After independence, Zimbabwe's administrative capacity has been significantly improved, rich mineral resources, advanced industrial technology and mature tourism, making Zimbabwe stand out among African countries at that time.
Mugabe also adopted a moderate racial policy and encouraged white people to participate in nation-building, which effectively alleviated racial contradictions and promoted economic development. In terms of education, Mugabe's focus has made Zimbabwe's literacy rate second to none in Africa.
As a result, Zimbabwe has made significant progress in the areas of economy, education and race relations.
It turns out that the country once had a civic literacy rate of up to 90%, and the citizens were hopeful about the future of the country. However, in the 90s, the development of the country began to go to a fork in the road.
Less than four years after Mugabe's last visit to China, the world landscape has changed dramatically, with the collapse of the Soviet Union and the end of the Cold War. European and American countries began to change their strategic planning, and funding for Africa also decreased.
Some countries that were once funded by the Soviet Union also began to move towards Westernization. However, Mugabe, who was deeply influenced by Marxism, did not want to accept Westernization, and he resolutely opposed the democratic system and the ** system promoted by Europe and the United States.
This ideological conflict has led to growing contradictions between the two sides. In May 2001, the United States publicly criticized Mugabe** and pursued anti-democratic policies. Mugabe immediately hit back, accusing the United States of interfering in internal affairs.
Zimbabwe**, under pressure from Western countries, has adopted a land reform programme to alleviate poverty. While they have seen examples of successful land reform in other countries, they ignore the complexity and difficulties of the process.
* The use of violent means to forcibly confiscate the land of whites and distribute it to blacks in their own country led to strong opposition from white farmers and hatred of the rich in the country, which eventually led to large-scale destruction and smashing and looting of white-run industries by the local people.
Zimbabwe's forced farmers to surrender their land have caused an exacerbation of ethnic tensions, which have not only been criticized by the international community, but also caused a large number of white farmers to flee, triggering a wealth exodus and dealing a major blow to Zimbabwe's economy.
Although some blacks acquired these lands, their lack of experience in running farms and the fact that most of the irrigation facilities in the land were destroyed, led to a reduction in food production.
The drought, once known as the "bread basket" of the country, was hit by a severe food crisis that caused famine and a large number of deaths, which had a serious impact on Zimbabwe's livelihood and economy.
Due to the reduction in production, the relationship between supply and demand is seriously unbalanced, and social contradictions are becoming increasingly acute.
Behind Mugabe's economic crisis: paper money printing frantically becomes a recession punch Mugabe, a master in economics at the University of London, is facing an economic crisis with production-side problems and an imbalance between supply and demand, and in order to solve the problem, he thought of a solution that goes against economic theory - printing a lot of money.
However, this way of quenching thirst has led to a vicious cycle in Zimbabwe, with inflation rising and people getting tired of counting the denominations of banknotes, opting instead to weigh them to calculate the number of currencies.
In 2009, ** issued a currency with a denomination of 100 trillion, but at that time, under the conversion of interest rates, it could only be exchanged for 0$4. In order to reduce printing costs, single-sided printing was even adopted, but these methods eventually led to an accelerated economic recession.
Zimbabwe has a ridiculous history. After discovering that increasing the denomination and printing volume would not solve the economic problem, they made an even more ridiculous decision: to create a price department and forcibly lower the price of goods by 50%.
This has led to a further reduction in supply, with many businesses being imprisoned or even forced to stop production for violating the rules. This left Zimbabwe's economy in dire straits, the value of the currency plummeted, and it was eventually forced to relinquish monetary autonomy in favor of other countries' currencies.
The economic crisis has led to an increase in poverty in Zimbabwe, which has become synonymous with a backward country in the Third World. In this environment, businesses in Zimbabwe have come to a standstill, many people have lost their jobs, social instability has increased, and young people have been left to roam the streets with nothing to do.
This undoubtedly exacerbates their anxiety and uncertainty about the future.
Driven by stress and distress, more and more people are turning to drugs as an escape from reality. However, the high cost of drugs** has made "cough syrup" stand out with a bottle of only $4**, and has become a "miracle drug" for local young people to escape from reality.
Cough syrup contains ingredients that can temporarily paralyze the central nervous system of the brain, and it is not obvious when taken in small amounts, but excessive amounts can cause irreversible damage to the body. China has a strict ban on this, and since 2000 it has been cracked down many times, so that this drug does not pose a threat to Chinese society.
But in Zimbabwe, drinking "cough syrup" has become a social phenomenon. In order to meet this demand, more and more people are turning to selling their property or stealing. Faced with this phenomenon, Mugabe** repeatedly issued a ban on the sale of cough syrup.
In the case of insufficient materials, the drug market similar to drugs has shown a trend of continuous expansion, forming a huge industrial chain, and a large number of smuggling gangs have appeared.
These smugglers can easily get out of the pursuit of the police by paying a small benefit fee or a few bottles of "cough syrup". Economic problems have made it impossible to invest more in this, and in some areas, smugglers even openly use public transport to sell them.
Here's a quick rundown of the phenomenon. After losing Western funding and making enemies with Europe and the United States, Mugabe** changed his previous moderate racial policy and adopted a violent land reform policy in an attempt to enrich the native blacks.
In practice, however, the result is a further deterioration of the economy and an imbalance between supply and demand. In response to this problem, a series of policies were adopted that exacerbated the problem, which eventually led to the shutdown of businesses and the loss of credibility.
More and more unemployed people are indulging in "cough syrup" as a way to escape the stress and anxiety of real life.