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News24 | ‘Drug-like high’: City of Cape Town clamps down on ‘lean’, cough syrup abuse among children

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The City of Cape Town’s safety and security directorate has urged residents to report people and businesses selling cough syrup and other medication to children, warning that the practice is fuelling substance abuse among those as young as seven.

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News24 broke the news in South Africa on Saturday, August 30, 2025.
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