AK-47
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HIV Medicine Street Drug A Craze In S Africa
South Africa is in the grip of a dangerous new drugs craze that could threaten the country's battle against AIDS.
The street drug called "whoonga" is a cocktail that includes the anti retroviral (ARV) medication prescribed to people with HIV.
Demand for the substance has prompted a wave of thefts of AIDS drugs across the country.
Users crush the ARVs and smoke them with a mixture of rat poison, detergent and marijuana to get high.
The powder is said to be so addictive that users are hooked within days.
South Africa is in the grip of a dangerous new drugs craze that could threaten the country's battle against AIDS.
The street drug called "whoonga" is a cocktail that includes the anti retroviral (ARV) medication prescribed to people with HIV.
Demand for the substance has prompted a wave of thefts of AIDS drugs across the country.
Users crush the ARVs and smoke them with a mixture of rat poison, detergent and marijuana to get high.
The powder is said to be so addictive that users are hooked within days.
