Delta youths mix methylated spirit, soft drink to “get high” 

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*Concoction is to battle depression- Akponana, consumer 
*They‘re joking with kidney failure, blindness – Sideso, pharmacist

By Perez Brisibe

UGHELLI – YOUTHS  at Ughelli and environs in Delta State have resorted to blending methylated spirit and other chemicals with soft drinks to “get high.”

Methylated spirit, also called denatured alcohol or denatured rectified spirit, is ethanol that has additives to make it poisonous, bad tasting, foul smelling or nauseating, to discourage recreational consumption. In some cases it is also dyed.

Dry-gin

Finding by  NDV  revealed that getting high, which is elevating one’s state of mind and altering the state of mind or consciousness is a deadly drug consumption habit that has turned into a hobby for youths at several parts of the country.    Scientifically the drug/chemical alters the cells throughout your body.

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