By Leigh Westmore With John Littlehales NPS – Update March 2015

Objectives NPS news New Drugs Prisons Why Who How Conclusion

News THERESA MAY, the home secretary, is attempting to bring forward new laws to ban drugs known as “legal highs” before the general election. “Legal High” incidents have nearly trebled – Centre for local Justice "Operation 'Icarus‘” - Yorkshire consumer safety legislation Shop Raided Across South Yorkshire and Sheffield. Rural Communities.

News Police Reported “Legal High” incidents. Police Force Hampshire Lincolnshire Dorset Total

NEWS Skunkworks in Aldershot closed using Anti-Social Behaviour Orders – “Numerous Incidents” – 17 th FEB. New Shop in Havant – Gypsy King

Recent bans and addictions BannedNew arivals 7 Th Jan addictions to the Tryptamine Controls AMT 5-Meo-Dalt Lsz AL-LAD (MT-45) (4,4’-DMAR). Isopropylphenidate 1P-LSD Nifoxipam Clonazolam Phenzicaine SnowBall Rock Ethylphenidate!!

Prisons Justice Secretary Chris Grayling said: “T here’s a new phenomenon they are increasingly seeing in the form of so-called ‘legal highs’. What we’re also hearing is that these substances seem to be part of the problem around increasing violence in our prison estate ” Mephedrone00032 BZP01000 Spice Ketamine13524 Total

Prisons “Inmates at Bristol prison were admitted to hospital seven times last year over a six-month period in emergencies linked to the banned legal high Spice, prison inspectors have revealed.” - Guardian Spice and similar drugs in High demand. Designer drug appeal – Rapt Purity, Cheapness, evade urine testing.. New users – Because Legal? Debts lead to bullying and violence. Can cause unpredictable and volatile behaviour when it is smoked. How its getting in?

Not just Spice… HERBAL INCENSE: - mimic; cannabis type effects (some are reported to have hallucinogenic effects) SCORPION EXODUS (BLUE AND RED) CLOCKWORK ORANGE DUCHY MAGIC DRAGON AFGHAN BLACK ULTRA BUBBLEGUM KUSH BLUEBERRY HAZE (some cannabis plants are also called this) SUPERFLY PANDORA’S BOX SQUIDGY BLACK- (some people will remember cannabis being called this) EPIC PINEAPPLE EXPRESS DOOB VIPER SUB ZERO REVOLVER iBLAZE HAPPY JOKER HERBAL HAZE SONIC BOOM Black Mamba AND MANY MANY MORE……( advertised online as the No1 headshop, we found 102 herbal incense products for sale, ranging from £8 - £33 )

Prevention and Control? Training of specialist dog teams to search and detect synthetic drugs in prisons - over 530 dogs are currently deployed. A new Public Health Urine and Seizure Monitoring project. Mandatory testing for uncontrolled substances. Legislation – panel review

Any prisoner who is suspected of being involved in smuggling prohibited items, including legal highs, through visits can face: ‘Closed visits’, Extra 42 days Social isolation for up to 21 days. Forfeiting up to 100% of earnings, for up to 84 days – average weekly wage is £9.60 Having certain privileges removed for up to 42 days – such as Visits, Extra pay, own clothing, TV, extra time outside cell. being placed in a higher security prison prosecution and a further sentence, if it is a controlled drug

Conclusions In perspective there are over 900’000 Violent reported incidents due to the legal high “alcohol” every year. Recognition of the need to reduce supply but also the need to address demand. – Addaction Using data from 2014, the total UK prison population is around 86,000. As of 14 November 2014, the population of women in prison in the UK is 3,956. And the male population is 81,905 Some of highest rates in Western Europe

Further Information My story Home Office Report Erowid Wedinos legal-highs-substance-use-and-recovery-in- portsmouth/ crackdown-on-dangerous-legal-highs-in-prison