article_snippet.sent: Swazi gold is now commonly mixed with heroin to make a highly addictive new cocktail known as Nyope.
article_snippet.sent: Nyope contains a heroin concentration of around ten per cent, and often 'fillers' including rat poison and crushed HIV tablets.
article_snippet.sent: Hooked: South African youths as young as 14 are mixing swazi gold with heroin to form nyope, a highly addictive substance that causes long-term mental problems (file photo) 'I smoke until I die,' one young addict based in Johannesburg's Ivory Park tells Reporter Stacey Dooley (left). '
article_snippet.sent: Nyope addicts, many starting out as young as 14, smoke an average of 15 heroin-laced 'joints' per day.
highlights_snippet.sent: South African teens blend South African with heroin to produce potent cocktail .