Editorial
Codeine abuse has schoolkids by the throat
28 July 2019 - 00:00
The growing scourge of codeine abuse by South African school pupils is creating a generation of zoned-out deadbeats who spend their days getting high. The obvious and inevitable result of this is a spike in truancy and a nose-dive in academic results. Experts say the seemingly innocuous over-the-counter medicine creates a feeling of euphoria similar to heroin. Pupils mix it with cold drink and blatantly swig it out of two-litre bottles at school, in front of unsuspecting staff...
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