And there we have it again, the “NEW DRUG IN SCHOOLS”
Since mid-June 2018, another status post has been making the rounds on Facebook that is scaring many users. A status post states that there is a new drug called “Strawberry Fast”. If you take a closer look at the post, it quickly becomes clear that a text was put through the “Google Translator”.
The status post as wording:
BREAKING New Drug in Schools... Please spread the word even if you don't have kids in school. Parents should know about this drug. This is a new drug known as “Strawberry Fast”. There is a very scary thing happening in schools right now that we all need to be aware of. There's a type of crystal method going around that looks like strawberry pop stones (the candy that sizzles and "pops" into your mouth). It also smells like strawberries and is given to children in school playgrounds. They call it strawberry meth or strawberry quick. Children take this thinking that it is candy and are taken to the hospital in terrible condition. It also comes in chocolate, peanut butter, cola, cherry, grape and orange. Please do not instruct your children to accept candy from strangers and even not accept candy that looks like it is from a friend (who may have given it and believed it is Candy) and take everything they have to a teacher, principal, etc. immediately. Send this email to as many people as possible (even if they don't have children) so we can raise awareness and hopefully prevent tragedies..!!
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It's not the first time we've reported on such false drug warnings!
Such as about this case:
But this time it is also a fake.
The message was originally spread in February 2018 via WhatsApp in Brazil and Spain, where you can clearly see the image:
(Source) FAKENEWS: Nova drug está sendo dada to crianças na escola? Entenda caso
The website 24brasil.com has also explained that it is a fake!
It all started in the USA in 2007
The content has been circulating since at least 2007 and is a collection of half-truths.
The sender at the time was supposedly “Memorial Physican Services”, but they then published a statement confirming that this letter was a fake and that it did not come from you:
So why is it an urban legend?
Well, to date there have been no confirmed cases of a child ever finding such ecstasy pills in their bag and consuming them.
It's right to warn about this, but it also creates panic among worried parents and people who don't have children of their own.
The value of these pills shown is said to be around $350. So purely from a logical point of view:
What dealer would give away $350 worth of ecstasy to children only for them to die of an overdose?
Clarification: YES!
Scaremongering: NO!
There are many educational sites on this topic on the Internet.
Such as
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