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Mandrax FACTS: STREET NAMES: Buttons, White Pipe APPEARANCE: Originally in white tablet form that is crushed. PARAPHERNALIA: Broken bottles and bottle necks, Home made filters, containers for spitting and Lotto papers. SMELL: Smoky sweetish smell. METHOD OF USE: Usually crushed and smoked with dagga. Also swallowed or injected. EFFECTS: Yellow stained hands, bloodshot eyes, rotten teeth, unnatural sleeping patterns. Increased saliva secretion. Loss of appetite. Acne and boils on the skin. LONG TERM EFFECTS: Serious emotional problems, depression, drastic weight loss, insomnia, aggression, toxic psychosis. South Africa is the largest abuser of Mandrax in the world. Statistics show that Mandrax smoked with Dagga is still the drug of preference in the largest parts of Cape region. Mandrax is mainly sold in the form of a tablet and is highly addictive. It is usually crushed and smoked, but can be injected and swallowed as well. Mandrax is a synthetic drug that is compiled by means of the mixing of chemicals in a chemical process and a tablet is then produced. The active ingredient in Mandrax is Methaqualone. This chemical provides a similar effect to barbiturates which is a general central nervous system depressant. This makes the user feel calm, relaxed and happy. This feeling can last for up to a couple of hours after use. In the sixties and early seventies these tablets were prescribed as sleeping tablets. Other medicinal uses included illnesses like high blood pressure and anxiety attacks. Mandrax was originally known as a safe and non-dependent drug. It was the drug that people reckoned was going to be the miracle cure of the world at its time. It was however found that Mandrax had various side effects, especially if it was mixed with Dagga and alcohol, which was life threatening because it caused psychological and physical dependency. This caused a drastic increase in burglaries, especially at pharmacies, where it was found that Mandrax specifically was stolen. Mandrax was banned in most parts of the world because of the misuse, and is illegally sold in South Africa. The banning of Mandrax caused crime syndicates to use this opportunity to continue producing it by means of clandestine laboratories. The market was already established and the need for the drug made it a profitable business. Experience has shown Mandrax is smoked to get a greater "rush". This is because of the toleration effect of the body of a human who started experimenting with small amounts of Dagga but later have to add Mandrax to achieve the same effect. Mandrax is highly addictive. People become physically dependent on it and have severe withdrawal symptoms in rehabilitation. Some withdrawal symptoms include sleeping disorders, nervous, anxious and irritable feelings, headaches, restlessness and eating disorders. Victory Over Addiction - 13
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