Faizel Patel, Radio Islam News, 2015-02-20
ER24 has urged parents to be on the lookout for a crystal meth drug disguised as candy pops or pop rocks which is easily accessible to children and also distributed near local schools.
Strawberry Quick, a combination of sugar, food colouring, flavourants and crystal meth, was thought to be a hoax a few years ago. An investigative journalism programme recently revealed it does in fact exist.
Investigations have revealed that the drug is disguised as candy pop rocks in either strawberry, cream soda, bubble-gum or caramel with the flavours having varying amounts of crystal meth.
Quintin van Kerken from Anti-Drug Alliance SA said parents should seek help for children immediately should it be found they have ingested the drug.
“We know that it has been in circulation for a number of months and are investigating the proliferation of the drug. We are uncovering more cases almost on a daily basis.
Van Kerken said Symptoms include chattiness, nervousness, dry mouth, dilated pupils, extreme energy followed by chronic fatigue, paranoia, jaw clenching, increased heart rate, excessive sweating, increased libido, and in severe cases may include hallucinations.
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