Health fears as new legal high floods the streets advertised as 'safe ketamine'

A new legal high billed as a safe alternative to ketamine is flooding on to Britain's streets, a charity has said.

Methoxetamine - which can easily be bought online - has seen a surge in popularity in Britain and across northern Europe in recent months.


The drug, also known as MXE or mexxy, is described as having the same effect as ketamine without the side effects.

However, police are linking it to the deaths of a 59-year-old woman and a 32-year-old man in Leicester and Melton Mowbray over the weekend.

It is believed to be the first time the new high has been linked to fatalities in Britain.     Full Read