Israel - Injecting 'Spice' Is a Deadly New Trend

Israel - Injecting 'Spice' Is a Deadly New Trend

The "Nice Guy" (Spice) junkies: It gained its status as a 'legal high' - a cheap buzz, a dirty habit of soldiers and teenagers who don't have the money for Hash. But it's an illusion: in the last year it became clear that "Nice Guy" is a life wrecking drug which traps ordinary youth in a rough and violent addiction. Caregivers report a dramatic increase in the teenage use of Nice Guy and claim: "They don't know what they're getting into". Meet the most dangerous substance in Israel.

It's 9pm in a public park in Tel Aviv, and a few youngsters settle on a bench with a bong. They are heavy addicts, but not the heavy addicts you know. Yoav, for example, looks like your next door neighbour: Elegant pants, buttoned shirt, looking like someone who got lost on his way back from the office.

"I must take Nice Guy in the morning and in the evening. Without it I don't have the energy or abillity to work", says Yoav (fake name). He lives in south Tel Aviv, works as a stairs cleaner in buildings. He does not have a criminal record. "I work between 8 to 10 hours a day cleaning, it's very tiring, I didn't have the power to get out of bed in the morning. I started smoking with my friends and we smoke together in the evening. In the morning I take a dose before work and without it I can't start the day. He who starts with it can't stop. You sink deep into the drug, into your high, you have a few minutes of fun and then you become angry".

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