Farmers underwatering crops
Mobutu Sese Seko improved Zaire's mining and industries but corruption prevented repayment of international
loans. In his final years
of rule, Zaire was largely reduced to a BARTER economy. Barter is an informal
trade or exchange of goods and services.
People may also use alcohol or drugs because of a desire to escape
reality, relieve stress, forget a trauma, ease physical or emotional
discomfort, manage side effects of other drugs or medications, or try
and reduce symptoms of a mental illness. The term self-medicating is used when substances, drugs or alcohol, are abused to mask symptoms of a mental health issue.
