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H: The heroin derivative ravaging Ecuador’s poor

H: The heroin derivative ravaging Ecuador’s poor

GUAYAQUIL: Shaking and delirious, Rina ambles half-dressed beside a dump in Ecuador's port city of Guayaquil.She is under the psychotropic effects of “H,“ a cheap and addictive drug that is ravaging the poorest sectors of Ecuadoran society.The scene was captured on video on New Year's Eve and relayed to the municipal health center, which came to her aid.“When I consume (the drug) I hear voices,“ the 24-year-old, who is using a pseudonym, told AFP.For the second time in less than a year she is following a drug rehabilitation program.In her desperation, Rina stole and even worked as a prostitute to buy H, a heroin-based white powder that can be snorted or smoked and is sold for $1 a gram.It is much cheaper and much more toxic than cocaine, which goes for $3 to $5.H is cut with all sorts of toxic materials that can harm humans.“We have found lime, cement, ether, rat poison and even ketamine, an analgesic used on horses,“ in the white powder, said psychiatrist Julieta Sagnay, from the Guay

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