drug abuse

J. Dana Trent turns her drug-dealing childhood into a podcast about poverty and faith

By Yonat Shimron — September 24, 2021
(RNS) — ‘Breaking Good,’ a four-part podcast, tells a complex story of a dysfunctional churchgoing family living in a fading railroad town beset by poverty, addiction and mental illness.

Uganda’s faith leaders wade into country’s alarming drug crisis

By Doreen Ajiambo — October 1, 2018
KAMPALA, Uganda (RNS) — In a nation plagued by alcohol and drug abuse, faith leaders urge the government to partner with the church to raise awareness and treat young addicts.

Kenya’s Christians and Muslims unite to combat addiction

By Fredrick Nzwili — June 18, 2013
(RNS) As Kenya’s economy has grown, drug and alcohol abuse has reached crisis level in cities and villages, prompting religious leaders to declare a national disaster.
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