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'New mephedrone' danger

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What next after mephedrone? It is only five days since the drug was banned in the UK and already there are reports that suppliers are preparing other 'legal highs' to take its place. BBC's home affairs correspondent Danny Shaw explains the situation while Dr Les King, a former member of the Advisory Council on the misuse of drugs who resigned last year, analyses the dangers of similar products.


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