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Booming market for 'legal highs'

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There is a booming market for so-called "legal highs", recreational drugs sold on-line, at music festivals and in specialist shops. The manufacturers claim they offer a safe, legal alternative to drugs like ecstasy and LSD. Home affairs correspondent Rory McLean reports on a whole new family of drugs found on the market as the industry tries to stay one step ahead of the law. Harry Shapiro, of the charity Drugscope, says the internet has made it easier to find out about legal drugs.

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