The abuse of Lean leaves users with a high that lasts around three hours.
It’s cooler than ever to get high, and this without getting locked up or braving Hillbrow for a fix. The codeine-infused concoction known as Lean, first popularised by hip-hop culture around 2016, has enjoyed a surge in popularity recently among both traditional users, teenagers, and now middle-aged adults impacted by lockdown. The rise in abuse has become so severe that the Norwood Community Policing Forum launched its Lean On Me campaign.
David Bayever, of the department of Pharmacy and Pharmacology at Wits University, has been roped in by the campaign to assist. He says that he has seen children as young as 12 get hooked, but most abusers settle into Lean during high school.“Lean is all about being hip and cool. Addiction quickly follows.”
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