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Antony Thrower

'We live in UK city where crazed zombies hooked on Black Mamba drug are taking over'

A city in the West Midlands is said to be hooked on the Black Mamba drug, with crazed zombies unable to control themselves ruling the streets.

The banned substance causes serious side effects, including mental health problems, psychoses and a deep zombie-like state.

It was previously reported Wolverhampton is rife with the synthetic cannabis product which, because of its potency, has harmful side effects on users, with a BBC documentary telling the story of an addict hooked on the drug.

In 2017 at the height of the problems, a homeless man died in a city centre pedestrian walkway after smoking Black Mamba.

Black mamba was among the so-called legal highs banned in 2012 by the Government.

Locals say the drug situation is getting worse in the city (BBC)

Tragically the city is still in the craze of the drugs and it is only getting worse, according to the Sun.

One worker said: "It's actually gotten worse over the years and nothing, sadly, has changed.

"It's a very unpleasant situation and feels quite worrying and intimidating.

"I don't know what's being done to stop it, but I suspect nothing."

Detective inspector Thomas Hadley, from West Midlands Police CID, previously said: "It is extremely concerning users of this substance are putting their lives at risk.

The drugs can have harmful side effects (Getty Images)

"We will of course seek to help and support those who use these products, as we are very aware of the addictive nature of these substances and the serious harm they can cause, therefore we are keen to break the pattern of behaviour of those buying and using them.

"Those involved in the production and supply of these drugs, will continue to face robust action to disrupt their activity as we seek to shut down the manufacture and supply chains across the region."

In 2017 horrific footage showed people believed to be taking and dealing the synthetic version of cannabis in broad daylight.

The drug is rife in Wolverhampton (Richard Addison)

Derbyshire's police and crime commissioner, Hardyal Dhindsa, talked about his fears for people taking the drug .

Mr Dhindsa said: "I think problems with these drugs, which used to be legal, have been around for a while but recently in the last few weeks and months the problem has got worse and it goes alongside the work we're trying to do to sort out the street drinking, begging and anti-social behaviour culture.

"I welcome the police action and them having a pro-active approach. However, they cannot be expected to do this alone.

"People and organisations need to work together. It's clear that this is very important. We're a small city so it's a very visible problem."

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