'I became a thief': Xanax addiction on the rise in schools

14 February 2021 - 00:00
By suthentira govender AND Suthentira Govender

Each time shy teenager Jonah* popped a Xanax pill he transformed into a super-confident, fearless, cool kid. But his addiction, which started when he was 13, eventually turned him into a liar, and a paranoid, violent thief.

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