Legal
Highs
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What are Legal Highs?
• Legal highs are substances used like
illegal drugs such as cocaine or cannabis,
but not covered by current misuse of drugs
laws
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Also known as……
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4-MMC,
Charge,
MC,
Miaow,
Bounce,
Bubbles,
Drone,
M-Cat,
Meow Meow, Meph,
White Magic.
Mephedrone
The Crazy Chemist concocted
mephedrone in his lab last year
to mimic ecstasy and coke. This
‘legal high’ was sold as ‘plant food’
as a way of getting around the law.
It was a nice little earner until it
was found to bring on paranoia,
overstimulation of the heart and
nervous system and even fits,
so the government
banned it.
Mephedrone and the law
• Mephedrone is a Class B
drug – so it’s illegal to have
for yourself, give away or
sell.
• Possession is illegal and can
get you up to five years in
jail and/or an unlimited fine.
• Supplying someone else,
even your friends, can get
you fourteen years in jail
and/or an unlimited fine.
Michael, 24, became the first person in
Britain to die after taking Ivory Wave
The body of the 33-year-old Guy
Ebsworth was found
More sad news as Police
confirm this afternoon that a
body found on Friday (13th) in
Newport on the Isle of Wight
was that of missing man Guy
Ebsworth.
Drug users in
Lancashire
are turning to
cheap
stimulants
known as
"bubble" to
get legal
highs
A promising medical student
Hester Stuart has been found
dead
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Rebecca Cardwell was only 19
when she died after using the
party drug
Ivory Wave
Almost a dozen
people have been
admitted to hospital
in Cumbria in recent
weeks after
apparently using the
"legal high" drug
Ivory Wave
Legal Highs: The Facts
Legal highs can carry serious health risks.
The chemicals they contain have in most
cases never been used in drugs for human
consumption before, so haven't been
tested to show that they are safe. Users
can never be certain what they are taking
and what the effects might be
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Effects to the user
• It is most often snorted in powder form but
can also be obtained in pills and capsules.
• Side-effects include headaches,
palpitations, nausea, high blood pressure,
a burning throat, nose bleeds and purple
joints, especially the knees and hands.
Senior forensic scientist Dr. Phil Yates tests
the chemical compounds of drugs for the
police. He explains why taking a so-called
legal high can be extremely risky
• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zbv1G8
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