 |  | | | Coma in a Bottle | 24 June 2009 | | |
 With “party” drugs becoming increasingly popular, how dangerous are legal highs?
Legal alternatives to cocaine, ecstasy and amphetamines are readily available online. Their nicknames, such as “Coma in a bottle,” give an indication of just how dangerous they can be. Jenni is joined by Maryon Stewart, whose teenage daughter Hester died after taking the so-called “party” drug, GBL, an industrial solvent, mixed with alcohol, and by Howard Parker, Professor Emeritus at Manchester University. They discuss legal highs. How harmful are they? How can you keep those young people who experiment with recreational drugs safe? And why is GBL still legal in the UK when other countries have banned it?DrugScope
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