Thousands of empty cough syrup bottles have been discovered in spots frequented by alleged drug users and criminals in the north coast town of Verulam.
Private security company Reaction Unit SA was conducting routine operations in the central business district and surrounding areas when officers made the find.
“All three areas are frequently used by drug addicts and suspects sought for crime in the CBD,” said Prem Balram of Rusa. “This is intoxicating and dangerous and has become the target of abuse by drug users. It's an easy and cheap way of getting high.” A study conducted by the Human Sciences Research Council, University of KwaZulu-Natal and SA Medical Research Council among 144 pupils in two townships in SA found the adolescents are increasingly experimenting with new “craze drugs, including over-the-counter-cough-medicine .
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