New drug targeting children at school is dangerous
“THE Anti-Drug Alliance has been completely inundated with calls from concerned parents regarding the insert on Carte Blanche on January 25, in which it was established that Strawberry Quick is indeed a drug that really does exist,” a Anti-Drug Alliance spokesperson stated in a press release.
JOHANNESBURG – According to the release, informants have come forward and told the Alliance that this drug comes in different flavours, which have different potencies and used to target primary school children.
A number of primary schools in the greater Johannesburg area have been targeted. The Anti-Drug Alliance said they are working day and night with a number of sources to establish which schools have been targeted.
They ask the public for assistance. “We ask you please to contact us if your child has personally experienced one or more of the following signs or symptoms after purchasing any type of sweet from street vendors located outside or around a school:
“Heart palpitations, extreme chattiness and hyper activity that is not normal for your child, dilated pupils, a dry mouth or consuming a lot of liquids, dizziness, listlessness, mood swings or paranoia, little or no sleep after consuming the sweets.
“We require you to have the following information available: Your name and contact details, the school’s name and if at all possible, a sample of the sweet.
The Alliance urges the public to look out for similar looking sweets as the example photo above.
“On 28 January we confirmed that packets of sherbet laced with trace amounts of cocaine were also being sold in the northern suburbs of Johannesburg. One child has already been rushed to hospital after ingesting this sherbet,” the Alliance added.
Should you have any information that can lead to the arrest of a dealer or manufacturer of these sweets, contact the Anti-Drug Alliance.
Their contact details are: 0815777715 or email: info@antidrugalliance.com or www.antidrugalliance.com
