BBC Three presents: Legal Highs

 
Documentary in which George Lamb dives into the world of legal party pills and herbal highs. Legal highs are sold openly and legally in shops across the UK and on the internet. There are thousands of different pills, powders and herbs that promise the same effects as illegal drugs, but for much less hassle – no arrests for possession and no backstreet dealers to visit. Lamb sets out to discover why they are legal and whether this means they can also be called safe. He meets people who take them, a man who sells them and a doctor who says they are potentially more dangerous than class A drugs. He travels to Guernsey, where most of the young people he meets have tried them, and finally decides to try one for himself. They might be legal and easily accessible, but should they be used? This film presents all the information needed to make a decision.

1. Synchronium, on August 4th, 2009 at 7:26 am Said:

   This documentary was terrible.

   Here’s why: http://www.synchronium.net/2009/07/10/can-i-get-high-legally/

2. Mephedrone Man, on December 30th, 2009 at 9:33 am Said:

   the fact Lamb constantly refers to the fact that he himself regularly used illegal drugs in the past is proof in itself that regulation failed HIM. I suspect by banning many of these substances, they will simply be creating renewed and increased demand for ‘traditional’ illegal street drugs.

3. Dave, on February 11th, 2010 at 5:42 am Said:

   I agree with Mephedrone Man. If they ban it, it will go underground and the criminals will take over.

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