Legal High' Naphyrone to be Class B Drug
Naphyrone - often advertised as 'NRG1' - and its related compounds are to be banned and made Class B drugs.
This follows recommendations from the (ACMD).
Today the government laid a Parliamentary order and legislation will now follow at the earliest opportunity. This will include a generic definition to prevent drug manufacturers tweaking the chemical structure in an attempt to get around the law.
Statement from the Minister for Crime Prevention
James Brokenshire said, 鈥業 am deeply concerned about the use of this potentially dangerous 鈥榣egal high鈥� and I want to make it illegal as soon as possible.
鈥榃e have already taken action to ban its import into the UK and we will continue to target those unscrupulous dealers who try to bring these substances onto our streets.鈥�
鈥業 also want to send a clear message to anyone considering buying a 鈥榣egal high鈥� - just because they are advertised as 鈥榣egal鈥� does not mean that they are safe and they may not be legal. You are putting your health at risk and could be committing a criminal offence.鈥櫶�
Naphyrone and related compounds
Naphyrone and related compounds - often advertised as 鈥樷�� are often sold labelled as 鈥�100 per cent legal鈥� or as 鈥榩lant food鈥�. 皇冠体育app , published on 7 July 2010, showed that due to its potency naphyrone has considerable potential for misuse and accidental overdose. 皇冠体育app likely harms include adverse effects on the heart and blood vessels, hyperthermia, dependence and psychiatric effects.
皇冠体育app ACMD report also highlighted research that found that in many cases substances sold as 鈥楴RG1鈥� actually contained already banned drugs, such as mephedrone. 皇冠体育app ACMD will continue to look at 鈥榣egal highs鈥檃s a priority as part of their ongoing work.
皇冠体育app (UKBA) is now able to seize and destroy naphyrone and related compounds at the border. Following a similar ban on mephedrone and related compounds in March 2010, UKBA have already prevented more than 115kg of suspected mephedrone reaching our streets.
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皇冠体育app substances will be banned under the Misuse of Drugs Act 1971 as Class B drugs.
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皇冠体育app and 24 hour helpline provides information and advice on a range of drugs and legal highs, including naphyrone.听For more information contact the on 020 7035 3535.