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Musicians on TV make the use of drugs look cool: Rapper Truth256 opens up about his battle with drug addiction

GODFREY LUGAAJU | PML Daily Senior Correspondent by GODFREY LUGAAJU | PML Daily Senior Correspondent
October 13, 2020
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Rapper Truth256 (PHOTO/File).

KAMPALA – Rap artist Nsenge Yahya better known by his stage name Truth256, has opened up about how he struggled with drug addiction. Nsenge shared his experience while speaking during the World Mental Health Day commemoration event that was held over the weekend at the Mental Health Uganda offices in Lungujja, Kampala.

The rapper who was one of the guests on the panel discussion revealed that he had been struggling with drug addiction and depression for a long time, and was now openly sharing his story to help comfort those who are going through the same.

“Today being World Mental Health Day is a great opportunity for me to share my story as a person who has struggled with depression and addiction for a long time,” he said.

Nsenge added that now that he had overcome, he is set to tell his story to the world with hope that it will comfort and inspire someone to also seek help.

Truth256, who started using drugs as early as his secondary school days, says he was mainly influenced by his desire to emulate the cool lifestyles of the celebrities he saw on TV. He explains that his loyalty and dependency on drugs was worsened by the rigors of the music industry.

“Musicians on TV have made this lifestyle of using alcohol and drugs look cool and this has influenced many people, including me, to want to try out this stuff. It is after getting into the music industry that you realize that it is not all rosy.” he noted.

According to the ‘Weena’ hit maker, the addiction comes with depression and anxiety especially when things are not working out in the music industry and because one has already been using drugs, and have easy access to them, they start using more often and get damaged the more.

Although he was aware of the toll the drugs were having on his life, he found himself unable to just quit.

“My attempts to give up on using drugs were met with painful withdrawal symptoms that made me so irritable, and sometimes even violent. The pain could only be soothed by using again,” he shares.

His recovery journey only started when he finally decided to return home and open up to his family about his addiction struggles.

“Because of some divine power, I found the courage to return home and opened up to them about my struggles. They thought I was running mad and had me arrested. But I got the help. I was in rehab for three months and this helped me recover,” he shared.

Statistics from the World Health Organization, show that close to 1 billion people are living with a mental disorder and 3 million people die every year from the harmful use of alcohol.

According to Ms Esther Uwizeye, the Project Coordinator at Mental Health Uganda said, there is a lot of stigma and discrimination against people with mental health challenges.

“We need to invest more in mental health. Investment is not only in monetary terms. Mental challenges cannot be solved by medicine alone, but also by family and community support,” she said.

Mental Health Uganda is an NGO that aims to influence the provision of required services and opportunities for people with and survivors of mental illness in Uganda.

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