The use of "dappo habu" (quasi-legal herbs) that are dried and mixed with stimulants to make narcotics is spreading, and many people are ending up in hospitals for drug poisoning.
Some people under the influence of the herbs, which are often smoked, have even caused traffic accidents.
Figures by the Metropolitan Police Department show that increasing numbers of younger people are using them.
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