All it took were a few puffs on a friend’s cigarette at a university party to begin a life of addiction. Abiola* was 21 and the tobacco was laced with cocaine. “From that moment, the journey has been good, bad and ugly. I graduated from being a user to a dealer,” says the 53-year-old network administrator, who has spent time in prison over his drug use.
“I started smoking heavily and 10 years ago started injecting drugs. But here I am now,” he says, splaying his needle-scarred hands on the table.
