Buying 'legal highs' from the Internet is a risky business

Friday, May 20, 2011 - 10:30 in Psychology & Sociology

Many drugs sold as 'legal highs' on the internet do not contain the ingredients they claim. Some instead contain controlled substances and are illegal to sell over the internet. These are findings of Dr. Mark Baron, who bought a range of tablets from different websites to see what each contained. The study is published today in the journal Drug Testing and Analysis.

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