KCRA News: Students learn about synthetic drug, deadly consequences
Posted on May 7, 2015
A Roseville teen died after taking a hit from a synthetic drug called “spice.” His parents are trying to save other families from this kind of tragedy as “spice” use is on the rise. The American Association of Poison Control centers received more than a thousand reports of adverse reactions to the synthetic drug “spice” during the first 22 days of April, compared to 892 reports over the first three months of the year.
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Chicago Tribune: ‘$5 insanity’: Flakka, the synthetic drug behind increasingly bizarre crimes
Posted on April 30, 2015
It is the latest in a series of synthetic drugs that include Ecstasy and bath salts, but officials say flakka is even easier to obtain in small quantities through the mail. Flakka’s active ingredient is a chemical compound called alpha-PVP, which is on the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration’s list of the controlled substances most likely to be abused. It is usually made overseas in countries such as China and Pakistan.
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ABC NE: Alarming “spice” overdose increase since April
Posted on April 27, 2015
The K2 overdoses continue to rise at an alarming rate. “We do believe that this is a public health serious issues,” says Judy Halstead, Health Director of Lincoln-Lancaster County Health Department. “A very dangerous drug and not one that should be taken lightly,” says Ed Mlinek, Medical Director Emergency Services of Bryan Medical Center.
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