Ebenezer Okletey Terlabi, Deputy Minister for the Interior, has warned that the emergence of dangerous drug combinations, such as "Red"-a lethal mix of tapentadol and carisoprodol-poses a significant threat to Ghana's youth.
He stated that 62.3 percent of adolescents in nine Senior High Schools in the Northern Region had used illicit substances at least once in their lifetime.
The Deputy Minister made these remarks while joining the Minister for Youth Development and Empowerment, Mr.
George Opare-Addo, at the launch of the National Youth Anti-Drug Campaign, dubbed "Ghana Against Drugs (GAD) - Red Means Stop," aimed at combating the growing substance abuse crisis among the country's youth.
