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Sierra Leone - Freetown - former child soldiers locked in a room and coming off drugs
Boys from the CAW centre, Freetown being treated for drug addiction. Most boys that have fought within Sierra Leone had gunpowder added to their food.before battle to make them ?wild?. Most were forcibly hooked on marijuana.(smoked to excess) to make them less afraid. Some were given large amounts.of ? bubbles? (amphetamines like speed) to make them fight for long periods...Here the boys are ending a process of ?cold turkey? ? coming off all drugs,.locked in an old barracks..Freetown, Sierra Leone, May 1997
Photo ID: SFE_970525_0016
Stuart Freedman
Photo keywords: Africa, boy, child soldiers, gang, ghetto, man, poverty, rehabilitation, rest, Sierra Leone, youth