Illicit prescription drugs that can cause severe side effects if taken in the wrong dose are being sold to children on the streets of a major British city for 50 pence (NZ$1).
Mano 10, a type of benzodiazepine which is used to treat anxiety, depression and alcoholism, is being blamed by police for an upsurge in criminality in parts of Hull.
Officers have found users of the little blue pills, known as "Blue Boy", as young as 15 and fear that the "pocket-money" drug could appear in other parts of the country because of its ready availability over the internet.
Its use has already been reported in Ireland where it was described during a court case in August as being "widely available" on the streets.
Users in Humberside have compared the effects of the pill to taking heroin and amphetamines, and drugs groups fear the tablets could be adulterated with other substances. More Read
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