Summary

An explainer into the background of so-called legal highs in advance of a planned blanket ban of all legal highs in the Spring of 2016.

Publications

• Deaths involving legal highs in England and Wales: between 2004 and 2013

  Analysis of drug-related deaths involving legal highs (new psychoactive substances not controlled under the Misuse of Drugs Act 1971) in England and Wales between 2004 and 2013, broken down by sex, age and substances involved.

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Changes to this release date

1. Previous date

   14 April 2016 9:30am

   Reason for change

   Further quality assurance needed.

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