The European Union presented measures Tuesday making it easier to ban so-called designer drugs - legal substances that create highs by mimicking the effect of banned chemicals such as cocaine or ecstasy.
Such legal drugs are on the rise - with one new substance reported every week this year, according to the European Commission - and are a particular risk to young people in the bloc, with one in 20 admitting to having tried them at least once.
They can present a grave threat...read more here: Designer drugs fight


