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  • Zombie attack in Hawley PA linked to bath salts?

    HAWLEY, PA

    In another raw series of twisted events, it appears that another man succumbed to the after effects of bath salts or synthetic marijuana. Although still unconfirmed, an incident in line with several other documented cases of bath salt or synthetic marijuana over dose has arisen in Hawley, PA.

    The bizarre incident played out in the early morning hours of September 7th in Hawley Boro, which is in Wayne County, Pennsylvania.

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    According to police sources, a 20 year old man by the name of Richard Ciminio Jr parked his car behind a random home in Hudson Street in Hawley, PA, then stripped almost completely naked. He then tried breaking into the home.. and when unsuccessful, he got completely naked and managed to break into a neighboring home.

    He then jumped out a second story window, causing severe injuries to his legs and body.

    The lunacy continued when Richard Ciminio proceeded to attack two females who were walking down the street. State Police said that Ciminio tackled one of the females, causing injury to her and covered her in his blood. Police said Ciminio then “began to gnaw” at the victim’s head while “screaming like an animal.”

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    They managed to escape and call police. When police arrived, they found the man “delusional and confrontational  in his behavior.” Despite his injuries, he had to be tazed, and eventually he punched a paramedic in the face.  Geisinger Community Medical Center treated Richard Ciminio for his injuries, however he is facing several charges including aggravated assault, burglary, breaking an entering, and others.

    “It felt so evil. It felt like the darkest, evilest thing imaginable.”

    This “zombie attack” is very similar to the most famous “Miami zombie” who was found to be under the influence of bath salts. A young man named Freddy Sharp recounts his story of plunging into darkness after ingesting bath salts.

  • College Football Expands its Synthetic Marijuana Drug Testing

    College football to test for synthetic marijuana

    Aegis Sciences corporation out of Nashville, Tennessee stated in a newsletter that as of September 10 It will be able to detect dozens of synthetic marijuana compounds as part of its drug testing regimen.

    The NCAA Does not currently directly test for the substances even though they are on the banned list. However, contractors such as Aegis or perhaps conference testing can still uncover the use of these substances.

    Synthetic marijuana is hard to detect because the chemical components it may be comprised f change so frequently to keep up with related state and federal bans. However, the drug testing industry is furiously playing catch-up, and Aegis in particular will soon be able to detect dozens of these compounds.

    For the past two years, cases of the population consuming synthetic marijuana have steadily been increasing despite lawmaker’s efforts to curb or eliminate the sale of these substances.

    Synthetic marijuana combines with the same receptors in the brain actual THC does, a bit in a different manner. Synthetic marijuana has been known to be more addictive and much more potent than its natural counterpart. Synthetic marijuana is also responsible for a long and growing list of side effects.

    Aegis with about 100 Universities and colleges and the National center for Drug-Free Sport in Kansas City have a large portion of the drug testing market for university and college level athletic drug testing in the country. They have about 300 Colleges and universities total they serve for the NCAA for it’s random year round drug testing.

    It also should be known that there are other private companies that manufacture and disperse synthetic marijuana drug testing kits to the public.

  • K2 Incense, Synthetic Marijuana to be Banned in New York

    By AARON CURTIS

    acurtis@palltimes.com

    OSWEGO New York— Members of the Oswego County Legislature passed a resolution without debate Thursday night which encourages the state and federal government to ban “legal weed” and designer drugs.

    The resolution asks for the banning of several products, including cannabinoids, known by a wide variety of names, such as “Happy Shaman Herbs,” K2 incense, Spice and legal weed; natural psychoactive and hallucinogenic herbs, including salvia divinorum; and bath salts and mephedrone, which are synthetic substances that produce similar effects as an amphetamine.

    The resolution targets the substances, citing that law enforcement agencies and courts are seeing increased crime in the area as a result of the substances, which include Happy Shaman and salvia divinorum, while hospitals, health agencies and poison control centers are experiencing increased emergency room cases. The measure also suggests that the products are targeted toward children and teenagers.

    Concerned parents within the Oswego community reacted to the sale of the products, including one individual who wrote an email to The Palladium-Times stating that she knew of several teens addicted to Happy Shaman. The product is currently sold in stores including Bodified, Heagerty’s Hot Spot and Xtreme Underground, all based in Oswego.

    The owner of Bodified, Heidi Eggleston, has defended the sale of Happy Shaman, noting that if used as it is intended, the product is not harmful. Also, a person must be 18 years old to purchase the product.

    “It is a relaxation incense,” Eggleston said regarding Happy Shaman in August. “Obviously there is misuse of the product, as far as people smoking it directly, which can have harmful effects. However, if used properly, there is no harm. But if you choose to misuse it, that is your own thing.”

    During a county Legislature Health and Human Services Committee meeting late last month regarding the topic, Dr. Norma Cooney, chief of emergency services for Oswego Health, talked to the group regarding the potential dangers of designer drugs, including amphetamines, ecstasy, Molly and bath salts.

    “I see the patients when they’re dying,” she said. “I see the patients when they’re bouncing off the walls. I see the patients when their hearts are stopping. And you tell me, how is that a good thing? How can you allow this … substance to be legal?”
    All 25 county legislators voted in favor of the resolution; synthetic marijuana products are well on their way to being made illegal in New York

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