Opening of the first NHS clinic dedicated to helping people overcome their addiction to so-called drug has raised hopes of quitting heir habit.

According to doctors, there has been an increase in the use of drugs such as ketamine, mephedrone, ecstasy and liquid ecstasy, apart from highs that are legal.

They added that people who are addicted to designer drugs cannot seek help because, addiction centers that exist help people who are addicted to alcohol and drugs like cocaine and heroin.

According to Dr Owen Bowden-Jones, consultant psychiatrist and founder of the Club Drug Clinic in Chelsea and Westminster Hospital, it was not possible to figure out the number of people addicted to the side-effects of club drugs.

He said, “Patterns of drug use are changing and over the last two or three years we have continued to see an increase in the use of 'club drugs'. There are new drugs emerging all the time. The health risks associated with excessive use of club drugs are underestimated by many and little is known about the potential problems of the newer drugs.”