While Australia panics over ice,the rest of the world worries about unsafe and cheap synthetic highs that have made their way to the bottom of the marketIf it’s not one drug it’s another. There are so many to choose from. While the Australian government remains focused on methamphetamine (ice), described as the single biggest drug threat to civil society, or elsewhere in the world fears over novel psychoactive substances (predominantly synthetic cannabinoids),appear to have taken centre stage.
These substances are sometimes also referred to as “designer drugs” or herbal highs,” and although they mimic the effects of illicit drugs, or synthetic cannabinoids are generally not as kind and carry a greater risk of harm.
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Source: theguardian.com