Ophthalmology
Man has distorted vision after inhaling poppers
A 52-year-old man developed distorted vision after inhaling poppers for the first time.
Mar 8, 2016
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News tagged with legal highs
Addiction
Chemists devise new approach for rapidly identifying 'legal highs'
Chemists from Queen's University Belfast have developed a new approach which now allows for rapid screening and identification of 'legal highs' or novel psychoactive substances (NPS).
Mar 3, 2016
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Addiction
Legal drinking age of 18 tied to high school dropout rate
Although there have been calls to lower the legal drinking age from 21, a new study raises the possibility that it could have the unintended effect of boosting the high school dropout rate.
Sep 28, 2015
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Health
'Hippy crack' among legal highs UK government wants to ban
Legal highs such as "hippy crack" would be made illegal under a draft law published by Britain's government Friday.
May 29, 2015
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Addiction
Deadly 'bath salts' legal high banned across EU
The European Union banned Thursday the party drug nicknamed "bath salts" and other so-called legal highs that have been linked to nearly 150 deaths.
Sep 25, 2014
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Health
Surge in designer drugs, tainted 'E' poses lethal risks
In the span of a decade, Canada has gone from ecstasy importer to global supplier of the illegal party drug. At the same time, even newer designer highs—sometimes just a mouse-click away—are flooding the drug market faster ...
Feb 26, 2014
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Addiction
'Legal highs,' PMMA and zombie panic
Recent deaths in both Canada and the UK linked to PMA/PMMA in ecstasy pills has brought public scrutiny to this little known drug. With Canadian producing most of the ecstasy in the North American market, this timely paper ...
Feb 18, 2014
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Addiction
EU urges 'legal highs' fight
The European Commission on Tuesday urged member countries to coordinate their fight against "legal highs", the use of medical drugs and industrial chemicals for recreation which has killed many unwary thrill-seekers.
Sep 17, 2013
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Health
'Bath salts' drugs led to 23,000 ER visits in one year: US report
(HealthDay)—Street drugs called "bath salts" were linked to nearly 23,000 emergency department visits in the United States in 2011, a new report says.
Sep 17, 2013
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Addiction
Leading the way in analysis of 'legal highs'
A team at the University of Lincoln, UK, is leading the way in new research aimed at detecting the vast amount of substances available on the legal highs market. A method developed at Lincoln has now been incorporated into ...
Jul 4, 2013
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