'Legal Highs' - The Deadly Unknown

'Legal Highs' - The Deadly Unknown PR Newswire LONDON, October 16, 2012 LONDON, October 16, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Drugs awareness charity, The Angelus Foundation, launches the first national campaign to tackle the issue of legal highs When: Tuesday 16th October at 9.30am Where: The Deutsche Bank, Winchester House, 75 London Wall, EC2M 5NG New research, released today by the Angelus Foundation, highlights how readily available legal highs are to young [1]people, as almost half (45%) of 16- 24 year olds admit they have been offered 'legal highs'. Despite the fact that the majority (67%) don't feel well informed about the risks, almost a third (29%) are likely to try them. In fact, a quarter (26%) [2]wrongly believe that legal highs are safer than illegal drugs. Even more worryingly, the vast majority of parents (86%) also lack the vital knowledge needed to warn their children about the dangers of 'legal highs'. [3]In 2011, a new 'legal high' became available to young people across the UK almost every week for as little as £1. The dangers of these new drugs are almost completely unknown, although many have the potential to be lethal. With an additional 28 new legal highs becoming available in the UK in the first five months of 2012, this figure is set to rise throughout the rest of the year.