#CapitalReports Capital's been told legal highs are as easy for children to get hold of as a bag of sweets #nottingham #derby

A Nottinghamshire dad who nearly lost his son because of legal highs has told Capital they're as easy to get hold of as bag of sweets or a pint of milk. David, who's name and voice we've changed, says his son was just 15 when he started taking them. He soon began selling his clothes and even his Xbox to fund his habit before going on to self harm as a result of psychotic episodes.

Police in Derby recently confiscated a legal high known as Black mamba which has led to deaths on the continent.