Kids a target for new drug
‘There are a number of different flavours’— Anti-Drug Alliance SA.
Anti-Drug Alliance South Africa has warned that ‘Strawberry Quick’is indeed a drug that in reality exists.
This after they were overwhelmed with calls from concerned parents regarding the insert on Carte Blanche on Sunday 25 January.
According to Anti-Drug Alliance SA CEO, Quintin van Kerken “It has been established that drug dealers are targeting primary school children with this drug. There are a number of different flavours and confidential sources known to the Anti-Drug Alliance have confirmed that each flavour has a different potency.
“What is known at this stage is that a number of primary schools in the greater Johannesburg area have been targeted, and at this stage we are working day and night in alliance with a number of sources to establish which schools have been targeted.
“We urge the public to assist us in our endeavours. 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;
• Dry mouth or consuming a lot of liquids;
• Dizziness;
• Listlessness;
• Rapid mood swings or paranoia;
• Little or no sleep after consuming the sweets.
Anti-Drug Alliance SA requires you to have the following information available:
• Your name and contact details;
• The schools name;
• If at all possible, a sample of the sweet.
Van Kerken added “On Wednesday we can confirm 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.”
• Details: Contact 081 577 7715 or email to info@antidrugalliance.com
