Kenya Addiction Statistics

According to the World Health Organization (2004) several African countries have some of the highest rates of per capita consumption in the world. Although most of the data has been collected in South Africa A Cohort Study of Drug Use, HIV and HCV Patterns in Five Urban areas in Kenya (International Psychology Reporter, X, 1: 2006) reported that the most prevalent drug abused was alcohol (36.3%) followed by nicotine (17.5%). Women are at a higher rate of HIV infection because they are unable to negotiate their sexual health with their male alcohol abusing partners without the danger of Gender Based Violence (GBV). The highest rates of alcohol consumption in Kenya are in Nakuru and Kisumu. The majority of users are below age 30. (76.2%).