Students die from cough syrup 'drinks'

[schumi]

Two female students from the Vaal University of Technology have died after mixing and drinking alcohol and cough syrup.

One of the victims, from Sebokeng, died at a friend's room, soon after she showed signs of not feeling well. The second victim died at her student residence.

More at: https://www.ofm.co.za/article/centralsa/298508/students-die-from-cough-syrup-drinks

 

[longboy]

More at: https://www.ofm.co.za/article/centralsa/298508/students-die-from-cough-syrup-drinks

The last time I was at the local pharmacy I saw groups of boys buying 8 bottles each of codiene-containing cough syrup. They mix it with sprite and alcohol to get buzzed. It's becoming common here because of the USA rappers promoting "lean", "purple drank" and "syrup" in their music videos.

 

[My_King]

"students from the Vaal University"

 

[longboy]

"students from the Vaal University"

That's one Corrupted university.

 

[My_King]

That's one Corrupted university.

But take out Vaal. These people are supposed to be our next big and brightest. FFS they got into University.

 

[WhiteRaven]

Earlier this year I had a lighty ask me to buy him cough syrup outside a pharmacy, they pharmacist refused to sell to him. I was fortunately well aware of why they didn't want to. Pharmacist says these kids do the rounds during the week, bulk up and get smashed over the weekend.

 

[longboy]

Earlier this year I had a lighty ask me to buy him cough syrup outside a pharmacy, they pharmacist refused to sell to him. I was fortunately well aware of why they didn't want to. Pharmacist says these kids do the rounds during the week, bulk up and get smashed over the weekend.

You should have bought it for him, then filled it up with Colon-Blow or some strong laxative.

 

[daveza]

Let's mix alcohol with a mild opioid narcotic - what could go wrong.

 

[rietrot]

Let's mix alcohol with a mild opioid narcotic - what could go wrong.

? what could really go wrong?

Why did they die.

 

[longboy]

? what could really go wrong?

Why did they die.

Most likely respiratory depression.

 

[TheChamp]

But take out Vaal. These people are supposed to be our next big and brightest. FFS they got into University.

Some of the people we look up to today did many stupid things in their youth, but it is an unfortunate incident that should never had happened.

 

[Polymathic]

Let's mix alcohol with a mild opioid narcotic - what could go wrong.

Starts with car and ends with est.

 

[rietrot]

Most likely respiratory depression.

I don't understand fancy medical words.

How many bottles does it take to overdose?

 

[Rocket-Boy]

Did they think we were in lockdown again and that booze was banned??
Im all for doing stupid stuff as a youngster but at least have some sense about it.

 

[longboy]

I don't understand fancy medical words.

How many bottles does it take to overdose?

By combining a narcotic like codiene along with the dextro in cough syrup, along with alcohol leads to your nervous sytem slowing down A LOT - making you drowsy, sleepy etc. This causes you to take shallower breaths and literally die from not being able to breathe and can lead to heart attack because of loss of oxygen as well.

It won't take a lot to kill you - perhaps a bottle or 2 at most of the concoction.

 

[My_King]

Next thing you know, those that survive the 5 years of parties walk out demanding R100k salaries a month and must be a manager

 

[Y'all Qaeda]

For those interested in what happens..

 

[Y'all Qaeda]

I don't understand fancy medical words.

How many bottles does it take to overdose?

What ever happened to the dufus on here that tried OD'ing with vitamins? They still around?

 

[John Tempus]

More at: https://www.ofm.co.za/article/centralsa/298508/students-die-from-cough-syrup-drinks

And water is wet. People die from doing stupid sht, no idea why this even makes news.

 

[John Tempus]

Some of the people we look up to today did many stupid things in their youth, but it is an unfortunate incident that should never had happened.

Its not an unfortunate incident.

If people do stupid sht like this then good riddance. At least these mentally deprived individuals wont have off spring to sour the stupidity pool further.

It is a waste of emotions to feel sorry for other people who do idiotic stuff. Like feeling sorry for someone climbing a skyscraper freebasing and then fall to their death. WTF do these people think will or at least might happen.