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Teens unable to walk, mothers with rash-covered babies: How Kush is ruining lives

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WARNING: Report shows people suffering from sores and malnutrition which you may find distressing.

A drug that is 25 times more powerful than Fentanyl is ripping communities apart in West Africa.

Kush looks like marijuana but is a synthetic cannabinoid mixed with opiates that can easily be bought and smoked.

It's deadly and highly addictive, leaving users chasing their next hit.

And key precursors are being shipped into Africa from the UK.

Sky's Yousra Elbagir travelled to Sierra Leone to see the drug's devastating impact.

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