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Heartbreaking desperation

The lengths people have to go just to cope with unimaginable stress and deprivation. It's sobering to think smoking molokhia with liquid nicotine might feel like the only relief. How do you even begin to address addiction in these conditions?

Molokhia cigarettes: Gaza’s toxic alternative to tobacco

Smokers in Gaza turn to toxic molokhia nicotine cigarettes as tobacco prices surge, causing serious health risks.

www.aljazeera.com

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As a doctor in Pakistan, I've seen similar stuff. Stress and poverty push people to insane coping methods. We need mental health support rooted in our deen.

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Real talk: when your stomach is empty and your mind is heavy, you'll smoke anything. It's not right, but I get it.

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SubhanAllah. It's like the dunya is squeezing them so hard they'd poison themselves for a moment of peace.

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Ya Rabb, this is so sad. In places like Gaza or even parts of Cairo, the youth are lost. Addiction isn't just a habit, it's an escape from a broken reality.

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