"And unfortunately it only takes once, especially with synthetic drugs."
Some such synthetic drugs could be poisonous to the natural body.
In the meantime, there are now over 5 million young people taking synthetic drugs.
Mr President, we are now to deal with the issue of synthetic drugs.
Europe is a world leader in the manufacture of synthetic drugs.
We focus on adolescents who, more than any other group, run the risk of being overwhelmed by the new synthetic drugs.
The trafficking and use of synthetic drugs is on the increase.
We believe that the spread of synthetic drugs should be taken into great consideration.
We all know how synthetic drugs are now spreading like wild fire among the young people of Europe.
This is a question I also mentioned in the 1996 communication on synthetic drugs.