A spike in potent synthetic drugs comes as manufacturers respond to geopolitical changes and look to increase profits.

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Drug use around the world is rising, including a worrying increase of new potent and dangerous synthetic drugs, a U.N. watchdog warned on June 26.

A spike in potent synthetic drugs comes as manufacturers respond to geopolitical changes and look to increase profits.