From Mephedrone to Benzo Fury: The New 'Legal Highs'

From mephedrone to Benzo Fury: the new 'legal highs'
Often regarded as having an effect similar to ecstasy and cocaine, mephedrone can make users talkative and euphoric or sick and anxious. Like similar more traditional drugs, it can risk overstimulating the heart and nervous system. In 2010, there were … Read more on The Guardian

Criminal groups shore up supplies of party drugs
A recent CMC report on Queensland's illicit drug markets warned that speed and ecstasy posed the greatest risks to the community. The high cost and low purity of cocaine – recently cut with cattle de-wormer – meant that market would remain small by … Read more on Courier Mail