Fresh warning over 'legal highs'
Michael Gafoor from the Jersey Drug and Alcohol service
Young Islanders in Jersey are being warned over a new culture of drug taking in the island.
Michael Gafoor from the Jersey Drug and Alcohol service wants to get the message across that so called legal highs are ‘highly dangerous’.
He’s concerned that people are unaware of the damage they can cause and therefore wants many of the substances to be made illiegal as soon as possible.
He told ITV News: “The patterns and trends of drug use in Jersey have changed considerably over the last five years. With the advent of new psycho-active substances that replace conventional drugs such as heroine and cocaine in the past but there drugs bring new sets of challenges to us and we need to look at new ways of actually making contact with users of NPAS because many of them of course, don't see themselves as having a problem, therefore do not present to treatment services.”
“Just because these substances are called legal doesnt mean they're legal or safe. And that's the message to get across to young people. That these substances are highly dangerous, they're untried, unregulated and they're of uncertain purity. So we need to get that message across and of course where there's evidence of arms, of new PAS we should act promptly in making them illegal.”
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Michael Gafoor from the Jersey Drug and Alcohol service
Young Islanders in Jersey are being warned over a new culture of drug taking in the island.
Michael Gafoor from the Jersey Drug and Alcohol service wants to get the message across that so called legal highs are ‘highly dangerous’.
He’s concerned that people are unaware of the damage they can cause and therefore wants many of the substances to be made illiegal as soon as possible.
He told ITV News: “The patterns and trends of drug use in Jersey have changed considerably over the last five years. With the advent of new psycho-active substances that replace conventional drugs such as heroine and cocaine in the past but there drugs bring new sets of challenges to us and we need to look at new ways of actually making contact with users of NPAS because many of them of course, don't see themselves as having a problem, therefore do not present to treatment services.”
“Just because these substances are called legal doesnt mean they're legal or safe. And that's the message to get across to young people. That these substances are highly dangerous, they're untried, unregulated and they're of uncertain purity. So we need to get that message across and of course where there's evidence of arms, of new PAS we should act promptly in making them illegal.”
http://www.channelonline.tv/channelonline_jerseynews/DisplayArticle.asp?ID=511590
With video and comments
