NPS, colloquially known as "designer drugs," "legal highs," "herbal highs" and "bath salts" are drugs not covered by the UN's 1961 Single Convention on Narcotic Drugs or the 1971 Convention on ...

Deadly designer drugs could be more easily detected using a high-tech new method, say scientists. Some new drugs replicate the effects of known illicit substances, but can't presently be identified in ...

WASHINGTON, Aug. 20, 2025 — How do you identify something no one has a test for? Designer drugs replicate the effects of known, illicit drugs but evade law enforcement. The chemical structure ...

THE HSE HAS warned of the dangers of new ‘designer drugs’ ahead of festival season, as over a quarter of ecstasy pills tested in 2024 had more than twice the typical adult dose of MDMA. The HSE said ...

Parents, communities and the public at large need to be aware of the health risks and dangers associated with synthetic designer drugs. Not only are these drugs dangerous, there is growing concern ...

"For example, benzo-dope, the combination of a designer benzodiazepine and fentanyl or another opioid, has been trending in the unregulated drug market. In other cases, users intentionally combine a ...

LOS ANGELES -- A partial autopsy has revealed that former One Direction singer Liam Payne had multiple substances in his system when he plunged to his death from a third-floor balcony in Buenos Aires, ...

Manatee County could become the second county in Florida to completely ban kratom and other designer drugs. A kratom shop sign at Centuries Harvest Kratom, 3207 Manatee Ave. W., Bradenton is pictured ...