Scottish Schools Adolescent Lifestyle and Substance Use Survey (SALSUS): Drug Use Report 2015

This report presents the drugs findings from the 2015 wave of the Scottish Schools Adolescent Lifestyle and Substance Use Survey (SALSUS).

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Appendix C: Drugs categorised as NPS

The drugs that were included in the NPS analysis are listed below. This includes some substances which used to be described as 'legal highs' but which are now controlled, reflecting recent changes under the Misuse of Drugs Act 1971:

  • Synthetic cannabis
  • ' MDAI, 6- APB (Benzo Fury), methylone (or other synthetic empathogen)'
  • ' MXE, MXP (or other synthetic dissociative)'
  • 'Ethylphenidate, MPA or branded packets such as Ching, Snow White, Blue stuff, Pink Panthers (or other synthetic stimulant)'
  • ' AMT, NBOMe, 2Cs (or other synthetic psychedelic)'
  • Salvia.

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