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  • Parents warned of Facebook dangers- K2 incense, Triple C and Sex

    For as much as they help bring people closer together, social network websites such as Facebook and MySpace can also expose children to many kinds of trouble, including sex, and new designer drugs such as K2 incense — even when they aren’t looking for it.

    A need for parental Internet savvy and vigilance was the message of “Sex, Drugs and Social Networking,” a public forum held Tuesday at Verdugo Hills Hospital’s Community Room by the Crescenta Valley Drug & Alcohol Prevention Coalition.

    “Sex and drugs are not something that kids need to go and search for. It’s what our kids get bombarded with. It comes to them,” Glendale Police Sgt. Tom Lorenz, the event’s featured speaker, told an audience of more than 30 local parents and coalition members.

    Internet traffic is dominated by search engines such as Google, children had to know what to search for in order to find it online. In the age of social network sites, kids are confronted with information that’s posted or shared by others in their network — “not by design, but by accident,” said Lorenz, a father of six.

    These chance negative influences often include detailed information about the use of over-the-counter or designer drugs that are unfamiliar to parents but within easy reach of young people. Sharing of sexual content, whether generated by peers or reposted from other sources, also is a frequent problem, according to the group.

    La Crescenta resident Bedig Jabourian, a father of two, said he became interested in the forum after intervening to stop a daughter’s elementary school classmate from posting sexually explicit content to Facebook.

    “We’re trying to find a balance between [prohibiting online use] and letting them have a Facebook page but keeping an eye on it,” he said.

    Lorenz recommends that parents monitor their children’s activity by monitoring social network accounts, regulating Internet access on mobile devices and setting Google alerts for their kids’ names and nicknames.

    Parents also should visit sites such as www.urbandictionary.com to familiarize themselves with youth slang — especially drug-related terms such as “Skittles” (narcotic pills), “Triple C” (Coriciden Cold and Cough medicine, which contains the disassociative drug dextromethorphan), “K2 incense” (an herbal smoking mix of herbs and spices with synthetic THC sprayed onto it) and “Purple Drank” (codeine/promethazine cough syrup mixed with a soft drink).

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  • Man says stores shouldn’t have sold him ‘bath salts’

    HAMLIN — A Ranger man is accusing three businesses of marketing a product known as “bath salts” and sold as a “legal drug,” and other plaintiffs might join his product liability and personal injury suit.

    Jason Vance filed the complaint May 11 in Lincoln Circuit Court. He is represented by attorneys Ronald G. Salmons, Jeffrey S. Bowen and Robby N. Long.

    In the complaint, Vance details six alleged counts.

    The defendants are Harts businesses K&B Quick Stop Inc., LT Jones Tobacco Plus and Smokin’ Joes Arcade LLC of Barboursville.

    “Products known as ‘fake cocaine,’ ‘synthetic cocaine’ or ‘bath salts’… contain mephedrone, also known as 4-methylmethcathinone (4-MMC), or 3-methylephedrone, which is a synthetic stimulant and entactogen drug of the amphetamine and cathinone classes.”

    According to the complaint, Vance purchased such drugs from the defendants or their agents last January to April, and he lists some 20 afflictions attributable to “bath salts.”

    “The defendants misled the plaintiff,” Vance’s complaint states, “by marketing the products in a way that led the plaintiff to believe the products were less harmful than other banned substances…”

    “Bath salts” and another drug, K2 incense, have recently been banned in West Virginia. Other states, including Florida and New York, have banned the drugs.

    “Bath salts” mimics the effects of cocaine, while K2 incense is an incense or potpourri with a chemical makeup similar to marijuana.

    Though banned in the state, some West Virginia communities are going even further in their fight against the new wave of drugs.

    In South Charleston, for example, those who possess or sell the drugs can now face jail time and hundreds in fines.

    Earlier this month, the city council passed two ordinances making both drugs illegal.

    Authorities say “bath salts,” in particular, can lead to delusions, paranoia and, in some cases, death.

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  • Clay County State’s Attorney warns of K2 incense abuse

    Louisville, Ill. —

    Clay County State’s Attorney Marilyn Brant is issuing a strong warning to the public that products marketed as K2 incense, or substances similar to K2 incense are extremely dangerous and may be lethal.  These products are being used in Clay County, and the chemicals are suspected to be the cause of the collapse and hospitalization of a Clay County youth recently.  Victims lose consciousness and become unresponsive in a coma-like state.  The victim survived and is recovering, but this could easily have been fatal.

    K2 incense is a synthetic substance that, when smoked, has an effect similar to marijuana.  K2 incense and K2 incense substitutes, such as “bath salts,” are smoked, injected, or snorted to gain a “high.”  They are marketed over the internet as “potpourri” or are sometimes offered as a retail item in certain establishments, like bars or liquor stores.    Any charge involving the possession of delivery of K2 incense is a felony charge.

    Parents are urged to pay attention to the products their children bring into the home.  If a boy is bringing poupourri or bath salts into the home, that may be a red flag that you should inquire further.These products are marketed over the internet, so if your child is receiving mail-ordered bath salts or poupourri, this is a very serious situation and you may wish to turn the products over to law enforcement officers for testing and/or disposal.

    State’s Attorney Brant emphasizes that these products are extremely dangerous, and can potentially be fatal.  Perhaps the best course of action is to be pro-active, destroy any suspicious products, and have a serious discussion with your child about K2 incense and its substitutes.