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Youth now turn to popular cough syrup to get ‘high’

Benyl cough syrup that is being abused by youth.

When you meet Abdullah Ali, 20, you will immediately notice his erratic mood. One minute he is extremely happy, the next he is gloomy and irritable.

He, however, seems to stabilise every time he takes a dose of his ‘poison’.  This ‘poison’ happens to be a popular cough syrup — Benylin.

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