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The hidden dangers of legal highs
In the last five years, the market for legal highs has exploded. It’s never been easier, or cheaper, to buy drugs online – but no one knows what’s in them, or how dangerous they are. Mike Power investigates For most of the last decade, an average of four or five…
New Zealand to clamp down on ‘legal’ highs
New Zealand announced plans on Monday to ban the use of drugs offering so-called ‘legal’ highs unless manufacturers can provide clinical evidence that they are safe. Associate Health Minister Peter Dunne described the move as a knockout blow to the market for products such as synthetic cannabis and legal “party…
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