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K2 incense still is making its way into the hands and nervous systems of Pueblo youth, despite a federal ban on it in November, say two local psychotherapists.

Ray Moore, a manager at Bridge to Awareness Counseling Center, 310 W. C St., said K2 basically is a synthetic marijuana that’s packaged and marketed as incense, and used almost exclusively for the potlike high it induces.

K2 incense has the added benefit of being difficult to detect in urinalyses, so people who are subject to regular drug tests are using it instead of recreational marijuana, the psychotherapists said.

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Newton — Join the Center for Prevention and Counseling, along with Newton Police Chief Michael Richards, Detective Tom Tosti and Assemblyman Gary Chiusano to discuss the dangers of the synthetic drug K2 on Thursday, June 9 from 9 to 10 a.m. at the Newton Municipal Building Courtroom.

K2 is an illegal substance marketed as a dried herbal blend for use as incense, marked “not for human consumption.” However, some people are smoking it because it mimics a high similar to marijuana.

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By STEVEN REILLY sreilly@njherald.com NEWTON â “ That sweet smell coming from your teenagers’ room may not be strawberries. It could be K2. And it could kill them. K2; also known as Spice or G-Four; is an incense product that contains banned federal Drug Enforcement Administration Schedule-1 synthetic cannabinoids made to mimic the effects of a marijuana “high.” The drug’s sweet smell has been likened to strawberries. The product is sold over the counter at local convenience stores as incense to any person with $30. Unlike tobacco products or alcohol, there is no age restriction on the purchase of K2 in New Jersey. Traditional drug tests do not detect K2; an additional screening process is used to detect the synthetic drug.

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