Experts are calling for a ban on a legal, cannabis-like substance being sold here.
An increase in the number of young people attending addiction services is being linked to the semi-synthetic substance known as HHC.
HHC is a semisynthetic version of CBD.
It can be found in vapes and edibles and is currently not classed as a controlled substance.
Addiction specialist Bobby Smyth says action is needed to clamp down on its sale and supply:
"We want to see the sale of this product end.
"We also want to see action that was going to be a sufficient deterrent to ensure that other similar products waiting in the wings aren't unleashed on the public by the entrepreneurs that are currently selling HHC," Professor Smyth said.
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