Wednesday, 8 December 2010

Health Risks of Legal Highs

Legal highs are coming more and more under the microscope as government and health officials work together to impose a temporary ban on these substances.  Although legal, it is thought that some legal highs contain illegal substances.  It is important, if you buy a legal high, that you know exactly what you are buying.

Even though legal highs are made from herbs and plants, that does not always equate with safe.  Many plants are poisonous or have properties that can have an adverse effect on some people.  Just like prescription medicines some people have an allergy or adverse reaction when taking some legal highs.

Many of the substances found in herbal highs have never been tested to show that they do not possess any potential threat to health.  Mixing the herbal high with alcohol or other herbal substances could be creating a concoction that can create a huge risk to you, including death.

Some of the conditions that have been experienced by legal high users include paranoia, seizures, coma and death.  People have also experienced drowsiness and loss of inhibitions.

If you do take legal highs, the effect of the herbal pill or smoke should wear off after a few days.  Keep taking lots of exercise in fresh air and drink lots of water.  If you find that you take a legal high and suffer an adverse reaction, or you experience negative problems a few days after taking them – go to your GP as soon as possible and get the situation checked out.

Posted in Drug Information, Herbal Highs, Legal Highs by jungle at November 9th, 2010.
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