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Legal highs are 'more dangerous' than illegal drugs
So called 'legal highs' are more dangerous than illegal drugs - that's the warning from one of Wales' leading drug experts. It comes as a report by the National Assembly outlined a number of actions it says are needed to tackle the harms of using new psychoactive substances, or NPS.
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Assembly Committee calls for ban on legal highs
A National Assembly for Wales Health and Social Care Committee report has outlined a number of actions it says are needed to tackle the harms of using new psychoactive substances, or NPS.
The Committee found that NPS, or "legal highs" as they are sometimes called, are commonly marketed as safer and legal alternatives to illegal drugs.
Information provided to the inquiry showed that NPS can be as addictive and dangerous as illegal drugs, with some drug users noting that their side effects can be worse than heroin and cocaine.
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