Clubbers Jump at the Chance of Legal Highs

Legal highs are chemical or herbal compounds which produce euphoria or deep relaxation, and are very popular in clubs.  These legal high are easily available in shops and on the internet.  They come in pill form or in a form which is smoked through bongs or water pipes.  They are said to offer a safer, less contaminated alternative to illegal drugs and, of course, you cannot be arrested and convicted for possessing them and using them, although different legal highs are being reclassified all the time.

Many people who have tried the legal highs are surprised by the potency of some of the most popular brands.  These stimulants are on sale from various so-called ‘headshops’ and online outlets.  These outlets claim to produce a range of pep pills and smoking mixes for bongs that can produce many different and subtle variations when it comes to effect.  These range from a mellow, giggly feeling to a full-on ‘trip’ as one might expect from illegal drugs, but without the nasty side-effects or legal connotations.

Grey Market

Legal highs are a range of, up to now, relatively unknown stimulant drugs.  They are appearing on what has been termed the ‘grey market’, which is an area which is not illegal but is on the fringe of being so.  More legal highs are outlawed regularly as more about them becomes known.

However, for now, back-room chemists are exploiting the legal loophole which allows them to synthesise chemicals and herbal products to produce these legal highs much faster than they can be made illegal by the due process of legislators.

Side Effects

One reason there is this ‘grey market’ of currently legal highs is that they have fewer harmful side effects than illegal drugs.  Legal high users might expect restlessness, a dry mouth and a hangover-like headache.  The legality of each legal high differs between countries and changes over time, so you need to check the current legal position of any substance you wish to use.

Posted in Drug Information by jungle at February 2nd, 2011.
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