"Legal highs" and "designer drugs" sold as fast and large number of new drugs, and officials are struggling to keep are emerging, a new United Nations report warned on Wednesday.Although he was legally harmless names like Spice, often sold under the new psychoactive substances (NPS), the so-called bath salts or herbal incense, pose a serious health risk, the UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC ) said in its annual World Drug Report.
"Through the Internet, which have not been tested for safety NPS,, may be more dangerous than traditional medicine, including public sales," he warned.
Known from NPS in 2009 by 166, the number of United Nations bodies, rose to 251 in 2012.
"International drug control system speed and creativity trend is floundering for the first time," the United Nations condemned.
I think the problem is complex drug was safe, it was unknown long term effects added.
In the United States, NPS The most commonly used drugs after marijuana, were among the students.
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Rwanda still using cannabis aged 15-64 years with 3.9% of the global population, the most commonly used illegal drug, the report said.
However, in 60% of countries, sedatives and tranquilisers in which substances like prescription drugs, including the top three were misused "special concern," he added.
Ecstasy and methamphetamine are amphetamine type stimulants (ATS), especially in a market in East and Southeast Asia, has been growing, UNODC found. Ecstasy was on the rise in Europe.
Meanwhile, the East and the West African traffickers were becoming increasingly important.
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"African drug trade and organized crime increasingly is becoming a victim," UNODC chief Yury Fedotov warned.
Due to leave Afghanistan in 2014, U.S. soldiers with the NATO-led, Fedotov drug production in the war-torn country to help prevent "attempts" appeal. According to the UNODC Afghanistan last year, 74 percent of the world's opium production.
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