Sudan’s gruesome civil war has a new driving force: the meth trade
SalonIn October, a member of the Reddit community r/meth, an online hub for methamphetamine enthusiasts, went viral for a series of posts purporting to be from an active duty soldier in the Sudanese civil war. “I’m not in any specific division, I just happen to be related the militia head, so I was trained a little and got to be a part of many aspects of the war,” he said. Maybe they sell drugs in the streets to get money to be able to escape out of the country.” Ali noted that meth use has exploded since the outbreak of war, particularly among militia members. As for drug use within his ranks, Adande says it's “very common.” “More than half" the soldiers use it, he said, "mostly to be able to stay up for four or five days straight and get more s**t done, and yeah, recreationally too, and as a way to do missions that you probably won't do sober." “The use of alcohol and other drugs during wartime is historically documented back as far as 333 B.C., with references to the use of opium poppy sap to relieve the suffering of war during Alexander the Great's invasion into Persia,” said Dessa K. Bergen-Cico, a professor of addiction studies at Syracuse University.
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