Women trapped in heroin addiction are often introduced to drugs by intimate partners before becoming caught in a cycle of dependency, exploitation and stigma.
Women addicted to heroin in Kenya coast.[AI]
For years, Rehema Abdi believed she was falling in love.
She was young, vulnerable and looking for safety. The man she met offered shelter, affection and what seemed like protection from life on the streets of Mombasa.
Then he introduced her to heroin.
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