Are legal highs safe?

Article explores the safety concerns related to legal highs, their misleading legality, health risks, and offers practical strategies for young people on avoiding and dealing with these substances.

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Understanding Legal Highs: Are They Safe? When we hear the phrase 'legal highs', it may seem at first like a safe and permissible way to have fun. After all, if they're legal, they can't be harmful, right? Unfortunately, this assumption is far from the truth. Legal highs, also referred to as new psychoactive substances (NPS), are substances designed to replicate the effects of illegal drugs like cocaine, cannabis, and ecstasy, but are structured in such a way that they avoid being classified and banned by drug laws. The Rise of Legal Highs The UK has seen a significant rise in...
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