Mephedrone & "legal highs" - Page 4

Will21st · 29-03-2010, 20:27

Yep,and what a waste of resources at that.... we have enough REAL criminals on this island,without having to create new ones for activities that were perfectly legal about 100 years ago.

The war on drugs is a waste of time,money and human lives.Not one addict will be saved by all these law enforcement measures,not one kid will be safe from dealers and drugs through prohibition.

What we need is an honest and open debate in this country about how we want to deal with our addictions in the future,cause what we are doing now isn't working,imo.

Tezcatlipoca · 28-05-2010, 19:15

Teenagers' deaths 'not caused by mephedrone'

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Originally Posted by BBC News

Toxicology tests have shown that two teenagers whose deaths were linked to mephedrone had not taken the drug.

The deaths of Louis Wainwright, 18, and Nicholas Smith, 19, in March 2010 sparked concern about the synthetic stimulant, which was then legal.

The Labour government banned the "legal high" in April, making it a Class B drug.

Former chief drugs adviser Prof David Nutt said the test results undermined the reasons behind the ban.

But Professor Les Iverson, the current chairman of the Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs (ACMD), said the decision to recomment a ban on mephedrone was based on "thorough research".

It is thought further tests are being conducted to try to establish what, if any, substances the pair had taken.

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BenMcr · 28-05-2010, 19:16

Like you couldn't see that coming

Was going to say maybe this will make them think twice next time before jumping to a conclusion - but I remembered I'm talking about the press and MPs.

Tezcatlipoca · 28-05-2010, 19:21

Yes, it was hardly a surprise.

Maybe one day in the far future we will have an evidence-based drug policy, instead of one which is based upon appeasing the tabloids.