Synthetic Drug Use Rapidly Rising Across The World
Miami, Florida (PRWEB) July 05, 2013 -- As reported by Reuters (6/26), Lure, variety of designer drugs is alarming, U.N. agency says, there are now 251 dangerous psychoactive drugs, which is a 50% increase over the last three years. With names including “bath salts”, “spice”, and meow-meow”, new synthetic designer substances evade existing laws drugs and offer life threatening consequences for users. Young people are lured into thinking the drugs pose no risk, the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime said.
"This is an alarming drug problem - but the drugs are legal," the agency said. "Sold openly, including via the Internet, NPS (new psychoactive substances), which have not been tested for safety, can be far more dangerous than traditional drugs. They are "proliferating at an unprecedented rate and posing unforeseen public health challenges.”
Harbor Village, a premier drug and alcohol detox center located in Miami, Florida, understands the growing problem new designer drugs pose for everyone. “We have seen an increase in the number of clients checking in with symptoms of designer drug abuse. Each case is different and we have a specific plan of action in place to help each client,” said Robert Niznik, Harbor Village CEO.
Once addicted to drugs or alcohol, many clients are seeking safe, effective solutions to their dependencies. Harbor Village, a 24/7 professionally supervised detox center allows each client to experience private drug treatment in a luxury, state-of-the art environment. Clients suffering from illegal drugs, prescription drugs or new synthetic stimulants are welcomed with upscale accommodations in a beautiful setting. Comfort and convenience abound with attractive decorated suites complete with satellite television, 30,000 square feet of outdoor lounge area, salon, spa and massage services, acupuncture treatment, gourmet dining and a results proven, personalized plan for recovery.
The new synthetic designer drugs are created by slightly changing the molecular structure of existing legal drugs, resulting in new drugs that elude national and international laws. The major issue is that users can never be fully certain what they are putting into their bodies.
The UNODC adds, “The adverse effects and addictive potential of most of these uncontrolled substances are at best poorly understood. While the use of traditional drugs, such as heroin and cocaine, seems to be declining in some parts of the world, prescription drug abuse and new psychoactive substance abuse is growing," as reported in Lure, variety of designer drugs is alarming, U.N. agency says,
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