The Local Government Association (LGA) – which represents 400 councils – wants the government to adopt a similar approach to so-called ‘legal highs’ as that taken in Ireland.

Instead of banning drugs on a case-by-case basis, Ireland has banned all “psychoactive” – brain altering – drugs and then exempted some such as alcohol.

The LGA says this is the only way to protect young people.

Deaths from so-called legal highs have more than doubled in the past four years – from 26 in 2009 to 60 last year.

Currently in the UK a decision on whether a product is allowed to be sold is made on a case-by-case basis.

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A range of free and confidential treatment and recovery services are available across Warwickshire:

Find out more about Warwickshire‘s services here:

http://www.cw-recovery.org.uk/contact-us/

http://www.compass-uk.org/where-we-work/young-peoples-services/warwickshire/

http://www.eshworks.org/

http://apps.warwickshire.gov.uk/api/documents/WCCC-966-383