I don’t do drugs, claims Hwinza

CONTROVERSIAL Zim-dancehall artist Hwinza has refuted claims that he takes drugs and other substances.

The artist, who has attracted a bad boy tag due to his obscene lyrics denounced the claims as fal se in a radio inter view on Star FM with DJ Ollah 7, last week.

“I am not into drugs and I have never taken drugs at any time,” he said .

Hwinza said he looks and sounds normal for a person , who takes cr ystal meth.

Cr ystal meth is the common name for cr ystal methamphetamine, a strong and highly addictive drug that af fects th e central ner v ous system. There i s no legal use f or it .

It comes in clear cr ystal chunks or shiny blue-white rocks. Al so called “ice” or “glass,” it's a popular party drug. Usually, users smoke cr ystal meth with a small glass pipe, but th ey may al so swallow it, snort it, or inject it into a vein . People say th ey have a quick r ush of euphoria shortly aft er using it. But it's dangerous. It can damage your body and cause severe psychological problems.

The drug is known in Zimbabwean street lingo as Guka, Domboor Mutoriro.

“If you look at me and listen to what I say and my views of life do you think I take drugs and is this how those who take dombo (cr ystal meth) speak or act? I don’t take dombo, but bute (snuf f ),” he quizzed th e int er viewer.

Hwinza went on to dramatically swear in Jesus Christ's name that he doesn’t take drugs.

“I come before Jesus Christ and say this again , I don’t take drugs and the claims that I do take drugs is a violation of my rights,” he said .

“Drugs don’t solve any problems; the solution to your problems comes when you are sober. The more you take drugs the more you kill yourself and your future.

“I will be an arti st that th e countr y will use to fight drug abuse, I have never used drugs and those who do drugs are not part of my circle and we don’t sing together.”

However, it i s reported that an intoxicated Hwinza had attacked and damaged his girlfriend Malotti’s car aft er a misunder - standing before he went for th e inter view.