legal highs
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It is thought the man was targeted for selling 'legal highs'.

Most drugs that are now illegal were once freely available as legal highs.

It was one of the best legal highs around, and it took their mind off killing.

Many of the British head shops still sell a range of other legal highs.

The festival has refused a project to test wastewater for illicit drugs and legal highs.

Is there any data available for legal highs such as salvia, incense or pills?

Drug laws and bans on legal highs 'do more harm than good'

It is a stimulant drug which is reported to be contained in some legal highs.

She said: "I disapprove of the trade involving miaow-miaow, legal highs or drugs in general.

Put away those "legal highs", you're scaring me!

What are legal highs?

Aled discusses exam results, contraception and legal highs.

Home Office minister, Phil Woolas, confirmed to parliament that the market in "legal highs" was now an issue for the government.

Government considers ban on 'legal highs'

"Where kids go first for what might be described as a high is drink, rather than cannabis or opiates or ecstasy or legal highs.

Meanwhile, these legal highs will go from being expensive and legal to being a bit cheaper, watered down, better supplied and illegal.

Illegal drug manufacturers are constantly producing new products to use as legal highs until they are investigated and reclassified as banned substances.

Wastewater analysis project to detect legal highs and illicit drugs is turned down by festival founder Michael Eavis as 'a cheek'

Police Reform and Social Responsibility Bill Temporary bans to fight back against 'legal highs'

In order to save law-abiding FACE readers from a possible prison sentence, I decided to investigate some of the legal highs that are available.

Mephedrone: classifying 'legal highs'

Legal highs are often sold as 'research chemicals' or plant food, with the dealers trying to get round the law by labelling substances are not for human consumption.

Hundreds of other designer drugs or "legal highs" have been reported, including artificial chemicals such as synthetic cannabis and semi-synthetic substances such as methylhexaneamine.

Mephedrone (Legal Highs or Mkat) is a synthesised substance similar in effect to cocaine and amphetamine, although legal to possess in some countries.

Some samples of genuine β-naphyrone sold as "legal highs" have also been found to contain the alternative isomer α-naphyrone, presumably produced accidentally as an impurity in synthesis.