Rioting prisoners using legal highs
Police, ambulances and fire crews were called to a prison riot involving between 30 and 60 prisoners at HMP Ranby last weekend. Just last week a report declared that the prison was in crisis. The disturbance lasted for more than eight hours on Saturday and at one stage the prisoners started a fire. Damage was
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Synthetic cannabis does not provide health benefits
The European Court of Justice (ECJ) ‒ the EU’s top court ‒ has declared that legal highs, such as synthetic cannabis, cannot be considered medicinal; however, any drug that is not medicinal can still be sold until it is blacklisted. In recent years there has been a boom in internet sites selling legal highs, with
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Dundee police take lessons from Colombia to tackle drugs
Police in Dundee are taking some lessons from Colombia to help tackle youth drug abuse. In the last five years police in Dundee have arrested 527 children and young adults for the possession and supply of a variety of class A, B and C drugs. Shared Responsibility programme Dundee police officers have adopted the Shared
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Green Apple party drug is being sold in Philippine schools
A party drug that goes by the name of Green Apple is reportedly being sold in schools and universities in the Philippines. The drug was designed as a replacement for ecstasy and Fly High, which is a mixture of ecstasy, shabu (methamphetamine) and Cialis. Fly High and ecstasy are popular among club goers in
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