Editor,

On February 11, 2012, the world lost a legendary singer—Whitney Houston. The popular "When I Believe” artiste and "The bodyguard” film superstar died from drug abuse addiction; she left behind one beautiful daughter and a husband.

The daughter of the deceased, Bobbi Kristina, had already started taking drugs too, and this forced responsible social organs in USA to detain her at a rehabilitation centre. However, as I write this, the girl is reported to be in coma – and that has been the situation for several days now. Her brains were found to have been totally damaged as a result of drug abuse.

According to US laws on such in-patient conditions, close relatives may agree or disagree on the life span of the person in coma. In this case, the father and former husband of the mother’s daughter comes in. On February 11, the father and drug mental has agreed that life support machine be switched off.

Not only is it tragic for such a young beautiful girl to die at such a tender age thanks to drugs, but she’s also gone on the anniversary of the passing of her mother – who also succumbed to drugs addiction.

Let’s wish her eternal rest.

Lesson:

USA and many western countries could replicate Rwanda’s Iwawa Vocational Training and Rehabilitation Centre where drug addicts are helped to change course, redeem themselves and go on to become productive citizens.

Yulian