Arnold, Carrie. “The New Danger of Synthetic Drugs.” The Lancet. Elsevier, 6 July 2013. Web. 6 May 2015. <http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thelancet.com%2Fjournals%2Flancet%2Farticle%2FPIIS0140-6736(13)61512-3%2Ffulltext>.

“The New Danger of Synthetic Drugs” is an article written by Carrie Arnold about the government’s stance on the rising distribution of synthetic drugs. These drugs are technically ‘legal’ because they do not meet restrictions that the Drug Enforcement Administration have placed on illegal substances. Arnold highlights the The Synthetic Drug Abuse Prevention Act of 2012 which was passed by the U.S. Congress to prohibit certain chemicals in the synthetic drugs that have been altered to pass restrictions. Synthetic drugs have become an international issue and this bill may be adopted by European nations so that their laws may finally have a way to deal with its distribution.