Syabu one of the most common drugs used
KUCHING: Methamphetamine (Syabu), Ecstacy and Erimin 5 (commonly known as Red Tablet) are the most common drugs used by local addicts.
This was revealed by a forensic officer from the Department of Chemistry Kuching in an exhibition booth at the ‘Creativity and Science4U 2016’ carnival held at civic centre here yesterday.
According to the officer, who declined to be named, Syabu was the most common substance they received from the police to do analysis and produce report on.
“Most of the offenders are teenagers, and a lot of them come from rural villages,” said the officer who asked for anonymity.
The officer opined that most probably Syabu was easier to source its supply, which explained its common use among teenagers and youngsters.
As for ecstacy, he said the drug was popularly used by youngsters in pubs, to make them ‘happier’.
Syabu would make the user more active and could stay awake for 24 hours without feeling tired or sleepy.
He advised parents to monitor their children’s activities and to be aware of the common signs of drug abuse such as sudden change in attitude like becoming more active than usual and loss of appetite.
“A redness of the eyes is not necessarily caused by drug abuse but it can be one of the signs too,” he pointed out. Meanwhile, around 2,000 people mostly students had visited the carnival as of noon yesterday.
The carnival began on March 4 and ends today (March 6).