the rapid emergence of new drugs marketed as legal alternatives to illicit drugs ("legal highs") such as the ecstasy-like drug mephedrone, which the Commission recently proposed to ban in the EU (see IP/10/1355);
kiiresti levivad uued ained, mida turustatakse seaduslike alternatiividena ebaseaduslikele narkootikumidele (nn seaduslikud mõnuained), nagu ecstasy-laadne narkootikum mefedroon, mille keelustamiseks ELis tegi komisjon hiljuti ettepaneku (vt IP/10/1355);