Youth addicts use own faeces to make drugs

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PALAPYE: A local civic organisation says its research has found rising incidence of drug abuse among youths, where some desperate addicts are using everything from their own faeces, to chemicals, vehicle exhaust dust and ARVs to “get high”.

During a recent drug and alcohol abuse awareness campaign in Palapye, Captive Eye Organisation CEO, Percy Mothibi said while marijuana and cocaine were the two most popular drugs among youths, addicts also resorted to other concoctions.

“When we did our research about drugs which are used in Botswana, we found out that marijuana is the most used, then cocaine. There are other mixtures including human waste and Vim, dust from vehicle exhausts and dust from inside television sets that is also said to be mixed with ARVs,” he said.

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