By Leigh Westmore With John Littlehales NPS Update March
2015
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Objectives NPS news New Drugs Prisons Why Who How
Conclusion
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News THERESA MAY, the home secretary, is attempting to bring
forward new laws to ban drugs known as legal highs before the
general election. Legal High incidents have nearly trebled Centre
for local Justice "Operation 'Icarus - Yorkshire consumer safety
legislation Shop Raided Across South Yorkshire and Sheffield. Rural
Communities.
NEWS Skunkworks in Aldershot closed using Anti-Social Behaviour
Orders Numerous Incidents 17 th FEB. New Shop in Havant Gypsy
King
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Recent bans and addictions BannedNew arivals 7 Th Jan
addictions to the Tryptamine Controls AMT 5-Meo-Dalt Lsz AL-LAD
(MT-45) (4,4-DMAR). Isopropylphenidate 1P-LSD Nifoxipam Clonazolam
Phenzicaine SnowBall Rock Ethylphenidate!!
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Prisons Justice Secretary Chris Grayling said: T heres a new
phenomenon they are increasingly seeing in the form of so-called
legal highs. What were also hearing is that these substances seem
to be part of the problem around increasing violence in our prison
estate 20102011201220132014 Mephedrone00032 BZP01000
Spice1586133262430 Ketamine13524 Total1690138267436
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Prisons Inmates at Bristol prison were admitted to hospital
seven times last year over a six-month period in emergencies linked
to the banned legal high Spice, prison inspectors have revealed. -
Guardian Spice and similar drugs in High demand. Designer drug
appeal Rapt Purity, Cheapness, evade urine testing.. New users
Because Legal? Debts lead to bullying and violence. Can cause
unpredictable and volatile behaviour when it is smoked. How its
getting in?
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Not just Spice HERBAL INCENSE: - mimic; cannabis type effects
(some are reported to have hallucinogenic effects) SCORPION EXODUS
(BLUE AND RED) CLOCKWORK ORANGE DUCHY MAGIC DRAGON AFGHAN BLACK
ULTRA BUBBLEGUM KUSH BLUEBERRY HAZE (some cannabis plants are also
called this) SUPERFLY PANDORAS BOX SQUIDGY BLACK- (some people will
remember cannabis being called this) EPIC PINEAPPLE EXPRESS DOOB
VIPER SUB ZERO REVOLVER iBLAZE HAPPY JOKER HERBAL HAZE SONIC BOOM
Black Mamba AND MANY MANY MORE( advertised online as the No1
headshop, we found 102 herbal incense products for sale, ranging
from 8 - 33 )
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Prevention and Control? Training of specialist dog teams to
search and detect synthetic drugs in prisons - over 530 dogs are
currently deployed. A new Public Health Urine and Seizure
Monitoring project. Mandatory testing for uncontrolled substances.
Legislation panel review
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Any prisoner who is suspected of being involved in smuggling
prohibited items, including legal highs, through visits can face:
Closed visits, Extra 42 days Social isolation for up to 21 days.
Forfeiting up to 100% of earnings, for up to 84 days average weekly
wage is 9.60 Having certain privileges removed for up to 42 days
such as Visits, Extra pay, own clothing, TV, extra time outside
cell. being placed in a higher security prison prosecution and a
further sentence, if it is a controlled drug
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Conclusions In perspective there are over 900000 Violent
reported incidents due to the legal high alcohol every year.
Recognition of the need to reduce supply but also the need to
address demand. Addaction Using data from 2014, the total UK prison
population is around 86,000. As of 14 November 2014, the population
of women in prison in the UK is 3,956. And the male population is
81,905 Some of highest rates in Western Europe
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Further Information My story Home Office Report Erowid
https://www.erowid.org/https://www.erowid.org/ Wedinos
http://www.wedinos.org/http://www.wedinos.org/
http://www.starandcrescent.org.uk/altered-states-
legal-highs-substance-use-and-recovery-in- portsmouth/
https://www.gov.uk/government/news/new-
crackdown-on-dangerous-legal-highs-in-prison
