Nitrous oxide. OK to use in food, but not to get high. IanRedding/Shutterstock.com June 6, 2016 Banning psychoactive substances is not enough, we need education too Lisa Lione, University of Hertfordshire The Psychoactive Substances Act will have little effect unless it’s backed up by a drugs education programme.
Hopefully they’ll go back to taking MDMA. Radyukov Dima/Shutterstock.com March 3, 2016 Why new law banning all psychoactive substances will be just another ‘war on drugs’ disaster Karenza Moore, Lancaster University As of next month, all legal highs will be banned in the UK when a new law comes into effect. Don’t expect it to work.
Tool kit. thefixer October 29, 2014 Legal highs: regulation won’t work – the only answer lies in prevention Fabrizio Schifano, University of Hertfordshire In one respect, the world’s drug problem is not getting much worse. The UN believes that the use of drugs such as cocaine and heroin has stabilised, for example. In fact, the ground in the drugs battle…