Mothers fight to protect children from drugs as ‘hotspotting’ takes hold in Lesotho

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https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2025/jun/02/lesotho-anti-drug-mothers-fight-protect-children-bluetoothing-hotspotting

Women campaign against needle-sharing and ‘hotspotting’ in African state with one of the world’s highest rates of HIV

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Eyekaytee@aussie.zone ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

Amplifying the risks inherent in drug-taking is “bluetoothing” or “hotspotting”, which involves drawing the blood of an intoxicated person and injecting into others to share the high – a trend that’s been seen in several countries over the past few years, including Zimbabwe and South Africa.

In Lesotho, hotspotting usually involves crystal meth, which has become one of the most common drugs in urban areas.

JFC

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dinren@discuss.online ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago
Fucking morons

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- Junkers_Klunker@feddit.dk ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago
  Who?
  
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  - dinren@discuss.online ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago
    People who inject the blood of other people to get high. Jfc.
    
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