This campaign aims to protect vulnerable people, as part of an effective response to new and evolving wider threats to the most vulnerable young people.
The #Ill_legal highs campaign aims to:
- Raise the awareness, risks and dangers of participating in the use of these drugs
- Provide information on the side-effects/health issues
- Advise how criminal records can affect a young person’s future
- Explain that one drug may not kill, but the next one might
- Educate parents/carers/teachers that legal highs does not mean safe
- Provide further information on the chemical mix of these products
- Offer incentives to young people to avoid them altogether
- Be inspirational by offering alternative futures