Warning over bizarre drug craze

A DANGEROUS drug craze has sparked a Uk-wide warning from the police.

The bizarre trend sees youngsters setting fire to plastic bins then inhaling the highly toxic fumes in a bid to get high, reports the Mirror .

A buzz is thought to be created from the dyes used in making the bins.

However, the practice could be it could be hugely damaging to people’s health , with anti-solvent abuse charities saying inhaling the bin fumes could be more dangerous than sniffing glue or petrol.

Police in Greater Manchester say there have been” several” reports of the drug craze in recent weeks

They said: “Intelligence from Greater Manchester fire and rescue suggests wheelie bins are being set on fire and fumes from the bins are inhaled.

“Both GMP and Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue Service have received several reports of bins being set on fire in recent weeks.

“This is extremely dangerous as the fumes from the plastic are highly toxic.”

The force has encouraged residents to avoid leaving their bins out unnecessarily and to keep them out of public view if possible.

Now, there are concerns it could spread again across the UK. The trend surfaced for a short time in 2007 in South Yorkshire but it has made a revival in recent months.

There were a number of reports in Scotland, also in 2007, of vandals burning bus shelters to get high from the resulting fumes.