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Smoking AIDS Drugs to Get High in South Africa

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A documentary filmmaker working in South Africa reports that she’s uncovered a new teen trend: Kids there are grinding up and smoking AIDS drugs, sometimes mixed with tranquilizers and pot, to get high. Apparently they’re buying or stealing the drugs from AIDS patients and clinics. Smoking the drugs causes hallucinations and euphoria. [via BBC]

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