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Young Kenyans abuse illegal 'magic mushrooms'

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Over the past three years there has been a 45 percent rise in the use of psychedelics and prescription drugs like magic mushrooms.

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Two years ago, Kevin Mwendwa, a 25-year-old, was introduced to “shrooms,” a colloquial term for magic mushrooms.

A friend suggested that these mushrooms were “extremely fun compared to other substances like alcohol and bhang,” and Kevin was curious to try them.