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Synthetic Marijuana and Bath Salts

Los Angeles Times
Synthetic marijuana linked to heart attacks in teens

Three teenagers in Texas appear to have had heart attacks caused by smoking synthetic marijuana, doctors reported Monday.
While smoking marijuana is known to affect the heart, such as by increasing the heart rate, synthetic pot -- known as K2 or Spice -- may represent an additional risk. These drugs contain synthetic cannabinoids and have become popular among illicit drug users because they do not show up on toxicology screens.

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Young Adults experiencing psychotic reactions on synthetic marijuana products: (Spice, K2, Red Magic, Bullet and more)

On March 1, 2011, the United States Drug Enforcement sent out a press release informing the American public that synthetic marijuana products are now banned. These products come under many different names.

The Citizens Commission on Human Rights of Florida has a hotline number that receives many calls per day. These calls are often about young adults who have been involuntarily committed to psychiatric wards throughout the state. In the past year there has been a huge increase in the number of calls we are receiving from parents whose children consumed synthetic marijuana products.

Synthetic marijuana Banned: Chemicals Used in "Spice" and "K2" Type Products Now Under Federal Control and Regulation

MAR 01 - WASHINGTON, D.C. – The United States Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) today exercised its emergency scheduling authority to control five chemicals (JWH-018, JWH-073, JWH-200, CP-47,497, and cannabicyclohexanol) used to make so-called “fake pot” products. Except as authorized by law, this action makes possessing and selling these chemicals or the products that contain them illegal in the United States. This emergency action was necessary to prevent an imminent threat to public health and safety.
To read the full press release: http://www.justice.gov/dea/pubs/pressrel/pr030111.html

Parents Teach Your Children Well: Marijuana by any name - real or synthetic - ruins lives.

Fact: Marijuana is a poison and illegal though it took several hundred years to become so.

Marijuana is addictive. More teens are in treatment with a primary diagnosis of marijuana dependence than for all other illicit drugs combined.

Heavy Marijuana users are more likely than non-users to be diagnosed with schizophrenia later in life. A recent study found that people who had used marijuana more than 50 times before the age of 18, had a threefold increased risk of developing schizophrenia later in life.

Risks: Impaired judgment and motor coordination / Shortened attention span and distractibility / Anxiety and panic attacks /Increased heart rate / Increased risk of heart attack / Increased risk for schizophrenia in vulnerable individuals / Impaired judgment / Problems with memory and learning / Lowered motivation / Decreased alertness and coordination / Addiction / Withdrawal symptoms from stopping drug use (in a chronic user): irritability, sleeplessness, anxiety, impaired appetite, and aggression.

Fact: Synthetic Marijuana is a poison and is now being outlawed after only being in existence for 27 years.

Alex Winterhalter spent his final hours smoking synthetic pot and playing with a gun. He wound up shooting himself in the head. After police caught him with more than 4 ounces of marijuana in his parents' home in December, Alex Winterhalter swapped drugs and started smoking synthetic pot. Winterhalter, 22, apparently paid for that mistake with his life. Winterhalter's death is one of more than 20 that have been linked to the use of synthetic drugs, according to the Star Tribune's continuing investigation of the business.

In March, the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) banned five chemicals found in synthetic marijuana, but manufacturers simply used other chemicals that produce similar results. A DEA official said the challenge of dealing with online drug dealers can be overwhelming, considering that "thousands" of websites sell the chemicals. Unfortunately, there are underground labs all over the world who ship their products globally to customers. Lawmakers already were moving to ban the substances when a mass overdose at a house party this spring left a 19-year-old man dead. The synthetic hallucinogen that killed him was bought online.

Air Force to discharge 30 Tinker airmen for possession of synthetic marijuana -- The U.S. Air Force's Office of Special Investigations recently finished an investigation that began after the drug was banned. Investigators found 30 airmen who possessed or used the drug ranging in rank from airman to senior airman. Those service members are being discharged from the military. Air Force officials said about half of those caught with the drug were habitual users who were passing it on to others. Col. Bob LaBrutta, base commander, sent a warning to those on base that use of the drug won't be tolerated.

Parents and Teenagers Beware: Using Bath Salts to Get High Can Kill You!

Don’t be fooled by friendly soft names like Ivory Snow, Red Dove and Vanilla Sky. The chemicals in these substances land the “lucky” ones in the emergency room, where other not so lucky have died from snorting, smoking or injecting the powders from bath salts.

In one case, a hard core drug user came out and started warning people about the dangers, stating “he had tried every drug from heroin to crack and was so shaken by terrifying hallucinations that he wrote to one newspaper urging people to stay away from the bath salts.” This was after he took his skinning knife and slit his face and stomach repeatedly after using bath salts. When interview the man stated "I couldn't tell you why I did it," pointing to his scars.

Officials fear bath salts becoming the next big drug menace

“From the Deep South to California, emergency calls are being reported over exposure to the stimulants the powders often contain: mephedrone and methylenedioxypyrovalerone, also known as MDPV.

Sold under such names as Ivory Wave, Bliss, White Lightning and Hurricane Charlie, the chemicals can cause hallucinations, paranoia, a rapid heart rate and suicidal thoughts, authorities say. In addition to bath salts, the chemicals can be found in plant foods that are sold legally at convenience stores and on the Internet. However, they aren't necessarily being used for the purposes on the label. Washington Post