Glue addicts prowl streets of Mindanao

ZAMBOANGA CITY: Inhalant abuse continues unabated in Zamboanga City in southern Philippines where many street children are dangerously hooked or addicted to the illegal and toxic adhesive substance more popularly known as “rugby.”

One elderly woman was secretly photographed selling rugby in small portions for as low as P20—to teenagers and street children, and even adults—at a market area just outside the local police headquarters. And the illegal trade goes on everyday.