Drugs Ruling: ‘Unprecedented increase’ in synthetic drugs

Health and policing agencies are grappling with “an unprecedented increase” in the number of new synthetic drugs across Europe.

The dizzying array of chemicals pose serious and largely unknown risks to users, with a growing number of toxic reactions leading to hospitalisations and deaths.

Garda sources record a similar trend here, with seizures of many of these substances and incidents of serious harm, including fatalities.