Legal high users asked to take online safety survey

NHS Tayside is asking people who take legal highs if they think they are putting themselves in danger.

An online survey is also seeking the views of users on the impact the substances have had on their lives.

Legal highs are recently-developed drugs often not covered by existing laws.

They were implicated in the deaths of 32 people across Scotland in 2012.

Hundreds of people in Angus have joined groups protesting against shops selling the substances and Dundee City Council has been looking into whether it has powers to take action against retailers.

Doctors at Perth Royal Infirmary put out a warning after three people overdosed on phenibut and suffered heart problems.

The online survey can be found at www.surveymonkey.com/s/legalhighs-tayside.