The drug stops users from feeling pain, leads to hallucinations and causes severe paranoia. It reportedly leaves some users feeling like they have 'Hulk-like strength'.
The government will this week recommend a synthetic drug known as monkey dust be reclassified as Class A, Sky News can reveal.was linked to a spate of violent attacks in the US and has since become popular in parts of the UK.
A government source said the drug is"devastating communities" and"the classification needs to meet the severity of the drug". There have been calls for the drug, currently a Class B substance, to be reclassified after emergency services described an"epidemic" of violent patients hooked on the drug in Stoke-on-Trent.
Police officers in the West Midlands warned of a"public health crisis" in 2018 when police in Staffordshire were receiving around 10 calls a day about incidents relating to monkey dust. Since then, the drug has remained popular in parts of the country and has reportedly been sold for as little as £2.The frontline battle against monkey dust epidemic- urging constituents to sign an online petition.
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