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Drug charity warns of dangers of new legal highs

Tue, 10 Jun 2014

People on the Isle of Man are being warned to be on their guard against new legal high drugs which have been linked to two deaths in Scotland.

Two substances have emerged recently being sold as ecstasy.

Despite efforts to cut supply and ban various substances there is still a raft of young people in particular taking the dangerous chemicals on Island.

Shelly Stanley is from the Drug Advice Service and Helpline DASH - she says regardless of their legal status these drugs can be deadly:

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