Monkey dust like ‘dancing with the devil’
An addict says the psychoactive substance has “destroyed” the town of Hanley in Stoke-on-Trent. …
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An addict who has used monkey dust for five years has described taking the drug as “soul-destroying”.
He was speaking as a taskforce, looking at how to tackle problems caused by the psychoactive substance, begins work in Stoke-on-Trent.
The government is considering reclassifying the synthetic drug, making it what is called a Class A substance – the most serious for sentencing in courts.
The anonymous addict has been speaking to BBC Midlands Today’s Liz Copper.
If you are affected by any of the issues raised in this story, support and advice is available via the BBC Action Line.