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The Drug Called 'Boost' Has Reached the Point Where Burundians Are Displaced.

Summary by UMUSEKE
In Burundi, citizens are calling for help because of a drug called “Boost” that continues to devastate young people, homemakers, businessmen, some government officials and even those in the security forces who have become addicted to this drug sold by powerful people. Boost is a drug that has spread in Burundi, made from a mixture of heroin and other drugs. “Aba junkies”, “abacomayi”, “aba kulabitu”, “aba kulafaliyo” and others, are names they c…
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In Burundi, citizens are calling for help because of a drug called “Boost” that continues to devastate young people, homemakers, businessmen, some government officials and even those in the security forces who have become addicted to this drug sold by powerful people. Boost is a drug that has spread in Burundi, made from a mixture of heroin and other drugs. “Aba junkies”, “abacomayi”, “aba kulabitu”, “aba kulafaliyo” and others, are names they c…

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UMUSEKE broke the news in on Friday, July 4, 2025.
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