The spice vapes in England's schools
14-year-old Ben, whose name we have changed, says he first tried a Spice vape while at a friend's house, believing it contained THC.
Ben, whose name we have changed, says he first tried a Spice vape while at a friend's house, believing it contained THC, which is the main psychoactive ingredient in cannabis.
From then, Ben says all he could think about was getting hold of the drug. His testimony comes as a new report finds one in six vapes confiscated from pupils across 38 schools in England contain Spice.
The drug can be more harmful and unpredictable than cannabis and can cause dizziness, breathing problems, heart palpitations, psychosis and seizures.
So what's going on? Annabel Rackham has the answers in this episode of our 5 Questions On podcast.
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