EU mulls ban on drug sold in Irish ‘head shops’

THE EU wants to ban BZP, the synthetic drug that is up to 20 times more powerful than speed and associated with deaths worldwide.

EU mulls ban on drug sold in Irish ‘head shops’

The club drug has been available for sale in Ireland in a number of so called “head shops”. Last week a young woman was admitted to hospital in Dublin suffering from its effects.

It has been banned in the US for the past five years but so far despite calls on the government to outlaw its sale and use in Ireland, it is still legally available, though only to those over 18.

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