In Spain, the consumption by young people of Moroccan karkoubi, also called the “poor people’s drug”, worries the Spanish Society of General and Family Physicians (SEMG) which has called for an end to the consumption of this hallucinogenic drug which can lead to suicide.
The scientific society warned about the consumption of karkoubi during the 30th National Congress of General and Family Medicine held on Friday, emphasizing the possible adverse effects and its serious consequences on the health of young people. Karkoubi is a hallucinogenic drug originating from Morocco resulting from the combination of Rivotril (clonazepam), a powerful anxiolytic, and Phenobarbital, an antiepileptic, two drugs available in pharmacies, to which are added other substances such as hashish, alcohol and glue, inform Huffpost.
Read: Moroccan karkoubi wreaks havoc among young people in Spain
“These are drugs that are not new, but are used by organized gangs who obtain them through illegal prescriptions and then resell them on the illegal market,” explains the company in its press release, adding that the Karkoubi or “poor people’s drug” is a danger to public health due to its accessibility on the black market. The pill costs between 3 and 5 euros, but its effects are devastating. “Don’t let the low price fool you. It is a substance just as dangerous as any other,” the Spanish National Police said on its TikTok account.
Read: Moroccan karkoubi worries Spain
Consumption of karkoubi can cause dangerous hallucinations. Its ingestion can cause “amnesia, greater aggressiveness and can lead to serious poisoning, even coma” and suicide, warns the company.
