The curse of legal highs - we hear from a devastated mum about her son's ordeal

Last month we reported that Belfast City Council had been granted powers to confiscate and destroy substances they believe to be so-called 'legal highs'.

We have been contacted by a mother whose son is using legal highs while hanging around Belfast City centre. Kate, which is not her real name, says her 17-year-old son has been using the psychoactive drugs for a year now. Despite getting him help, he can't stop using them. She's worried that he is going to end up dead.

She wanted to remain anonymous and for the purpose of this interview we have used the voice of an actress......