A senior social worker in the Zambezi Region, Masiye Muyalapabbi is concerned about social ills caused by alcohol and drug abuse among the youth in the region.

The situation is said to have contributed to a high number of youth contemplating and attempting suicide, as well as other worrying behavioural problems.

Muyalapabbi, the Senior Social Worker at the Katima Mulilo State Hospital, says it has become worrying to see young people experimenting with alcohol and drugs.