Plumber living in tent after losing house and job due to monkey dust
dailyrecord.co.ukA man has told how monkey dust caused him to lose his house and job, leaving him living in a tent. Simon, who is a qualified heating and plumbing engineer, wants to see the addictive substance re-classified as a Class A drug by the government.The 42 year old was living in a two-bedroom house two years ago before being introduced to the drug which he started taking daily.
Simon is now sleeping rough in Stoke-on-Trent and is backing a push to re-classify the substance which he says makes users violent.
He told StokeonTrentLive: "I got into dust, monkey dust, lost everything, and now I’m on the floor. I’m still taking dust. "It’s all we do all day, rush around, try to get fed and try to get hold of dust, because it’s so addictive.
They offer it to you. It’s homeless people, trying to make ends meet, dealing."People push it, they want to get you hooked, and then they exploit you." Monkey dust is currently a Class B drug.Simon continued: "It’s Class A all the way for me.
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