HBK-aholic
Shawn Michaels ❤
http://news.bbc.co.uk/newsbeat/hi/health/newsid_8090000/8090025.stm
I'd never heard of these so-called Legal Highs until I watched a BBC documentary on it a few weeks ago. I decided to do a little research on the matter, but the thing that scared me the most is that there isn't really much information at all on this new craze.
The people who use them seem to think they're completely safe. While that may be true, I don't think there's enough research done to be able to say this, and definitely not even done to ever sway me into wanting anything like this. The lack of information could prove vital in the long run - at one point everyone thought cigarettes were healthy, and look at the state of the nations health regarding cigarettes now.
The British government is looking to ban these drugs, or at least certain chemicals in them. Do you think this is fair? I think banning them is a good idea in general. Maybe not the ones simply with caffeine, as we know a lot about the effects of caffeine, but what do we know about the other drugs? Not a lot. Many of the people who use them believe they're safe simply due to their legal status. While I'm not naive enough to think that people would automatically stop using them if they becam illegal, I think it'd maybe show that they are possibly more dangerous than people like to think. At least until their effects are properly tested.
BBC News said:Hundreds of internet sites and head shops around the UK now sell a bewildering variety of legal highs.
Most are little more than vitamin pills laced with high levels of caffeine or herbs containing the chemical ephedrine.
But a new generation of legal highs started to emerge a couple of years ago, many with effects more closely associated with stronger drugs like cannabis, ecstasy and cocaine.
I'd never heard of these so-called Legal Highs until I watched a BBC documentary on it a few weeks ago. I decided to do a little research on the matter, but the thing that scared me the most is that there isn't really much information at all on this new craze.
The people who use them seem to think they're completely safe. While that may be true, I don't think there's enough research done to be able to say this, and definitely not even done to ever sway me into wanting anything like this. The lack of information could prove vital in the long run - at one point everyone thought cigarettes were healthy, and look at the state of the nations health regarding cigarettes now.
The British government is looking to ban these drugs, or at least certain chemicals in them. Do you think this is fair? I think banning them is a good idea in general. Maybe not the ones simply with caffeine, as we know a lot about the effects of caffeine, but what do we know about the other drugs? Not a lot. Many of the people who use them believe they're safe simply due to their legal status. While I'm not naive enough to think that people would automatically stop using them if they becam illegal, I think it'd maybe show that they are possibly more dangerous than people like to think. At least until their effects are properly tested.