Designer Drugs: A New Futile Front in the War on Illegal Drugs?

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News organizations have recently documented the proliferation of synthetic or “designer” drugs that produce physical and psychological effects similar to those of traditional mind‐​altering substances such as marijuana, cocaine, and heroin. Cato senior fellow Ted Galen Carpenter will discuss his recent study on synthetic drugs.