There are generally two groups of Legal Highs. Natural / organic compounds and man-made / synthetic ones. Some legal highs can have similar effects to stimulant or depressant drugs that are illegal. Back to all training on drugs »
Over the last few years the selling of legal highs has become big business. A good example of this is NRG1 (made to replace Mephedrone) which has become illegal and instantly replaced by NRG2. Check Naphyrone » At present there are a range of legal highs being consumed in the UK that are not identified in any official reports.
The key to working with these legal highs is knowledge. Understanding of the chemical make up and how it works neurologically are essential to being able to give good advice to users and also produce effective harm reduction information. Check ACMD Cathinones »
Although a certain amount of information can be developed quickly around legal highs, longer term effects on neurology and addictiveness are often harder to establish.
