Monrovia, Oct. 7 -- Liberia legal practitioner, Atty. Jeremiah Dugbo, a proud alumnus of the AME University, has sounded an alarm on the growing crisis of drug abuse in Liberia, warning that the lives of many young people are being lost to dangerous substances like kush, tramadol, spark and die, as well as cocaine.

"Liberia faces a national emergency," Dugbo declared. "Our youth are being robbed of their futures. And the tragedy is, none of them planned it. It all started with one bad choice, then another."

Addressing the incoming class recently as Guest Speaker at the Freshmen Matriculation and Orientation Program, on the theme "Choices Matter," Atty. Dugbo emphasized that education is not merely about books and grades, but about devel...