Lure, variety of designer drugs is alarming, U.N. agency says

Lure, variety of designer drugs is alarming, U.N. agency says
By Fredrik Dahl VIENNA (Reuters) - A sharp rise in the variety of legal "designer drugs" with names that entice young people into thinking they pose no risk is alarming from a public health standpoint, the United Nations drugs agency said on Wednesday. The number of new psychoactive substances - marketed as "designer drugs" and "legal highs" - as reported by member states jumped by more than 50 percent in less than three years to 251 by mid-2012, the U.N. Office on Drugs and Crime said. "This is an alarming drug problem - but the drugs are legal," it said. ...