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  • Student Hospitalized for Consuming Synthetic Marijuana

    Synthetic marijuana keeps appearing in headlines across the country- most involving the hospital.

    A young Iowa High School student was hospitalized after smoking what is believed to be synthetic marijuana.

    At around 8:30 in the morning, someone spotted the teens on a street corner and reported them as being truant.

    The other two students involved did not experience  such a reaction, and were returned to class.

    The students were not on school property at the time. They had apparently gone to school that morning, then left the building. By the time a staff member arrived, one of the students was on the ground and couldn’t get up,

    The names or ages of the students were not released to protect their privacy.

    The remaining substance was turned over to police for chemical analysis, and it is currently unclear how the students secured the synthetic marijuana.

    Iowa lawmakers tightened regulations and laws around synthetic drugs, which are often marketed as incense or bath salts, but experts warned manufacturers would continue trying to circumvent the new law by altering their recipes.

    Three East High School students were hospitalized in February, also after ingesting synthetic marijuana and related substances.

    Synthetic marijuana can be extremely dangerous, infinitely more dangerous than its real counterpart.

    Programs have been put into place to help educate the young people of Iowa about the dangers of various drugs, including the synthetic marijuana which is one of the more hot topics.

    As the school year starts, this is a stark reminder of the dangers surrounding these substances. Education is key to prevent more incidents like this.

  • S.3187 – Synthetic Drug Abuse Prevention Act of 2012

    The federal government finally introduces a bill to ban all synthetic marijuana products.

    Fake pot stops here

    Specific chemicals banned under the S.3187 – Synthetic Drug Abuse Prevention Act of 2012

    Out of the 63,700 word bill, the following portion is the meat and potatoes. To highlight the stupidity of bureaucracy, the words “jail” and “fine” are found nowhere in the bill. You would think a 63,700 word bill would include penalties. (the word “penalty” is only found once, and out of context of this definition)

    All synthetic marijuana products are now schedule 1 in the United States

    This subtitle may be cited as the ‘Synthetic Drug Abuse Prevention Act of 2012’.
    (a) Cannabimimetic Agents- Schedule I, as set forth in section 202(c) of the Controlled Substances Act (21 U.S.C. 812(c)) is amended by adding at the end the following:
    ‘(d)(1) Unless specifically exempted or unless listed in another schedule, any material, compound, mixture, or preparation which contains any quantity of cannabimimetic agents, or which contains their salts, isomers, and salts of isomers whenever the existence of such salts, isomers, and salts of isomers is possible within the specific chemical designation.
    ‘(2) In paragraph (1):
    ‘(A) The term ‘cannabimimetic agents’ means any substance that is a cannabinoid receptor type 1 (CB1 receptor) agonist as demonstrated by binding studies and functional assays within any of the following structural classes:
    ‘(i) 2-(3-hydroxycyclohexyl)phenol with substitution at the 5-position of the phenolic ring by alkyl or alkenyl, whether or not substituted on the cyclohexyl ring to any extent.
    ‘(ii) 3-(1-naphthoyl)indole or 3-(1-naphthylmethane)indole by substitution at the nitrogen atom of the indole ring, whether or not further substituted on the indole ring to any extent, whether or not substituted on the naphthoyl or naphthyl ring to any extent.
    ‘(iii) 3-(1-naphthoyl)pyrrole by substitution at the nitrogen atom of the pyrrole ring, whether or not further substituted in the pyrrole ring to any extent, whether or not substituted on the naphthoyl ring to any extent.
    ‘(iv) 1-(1-naphthylmethylene)indene by substitution of the 3-position of the indene ring, whether or not further substituted in the indene ring to any extent, whether or not substituted on the naphthyl ring to any extent.
    ‘(v) 3-phenylacetylindole or 3-benzoylindole by substitution at the nitrogen atom of the indole ring, whether or not further substituted in the indole ring to any extent, whether or not substituted on the phenyl ring to any extent.
    ‘(B) Such term includes–
    ‘(i) 5-(1,1-dimethylheptyl)-2-[(1R,3S)-3-hydroxycyclohexyl]-phenol (CP-47,497);
    ‘(ii) 5-(1,1-dimethyloctyl)-2-[(1R,3S)-3-hydroxycyclohexyl]-phenol (cannabicyclohexanol or CP-47,497 C8-homolog);
    ‘(iii) 1-pentyl-3-(1-naphthoyl)indole (JWH-018 and AM678);
    ‘(iv) 1-butyl-3-(1-naphthoyl)indole (JWH-073);
    ‘(v) 1-hexyl-3-(1-naphthoyl)indole (JWH-019);
    ‘(vi) 1-[2-(4-morpholinyl)ethyl]-3-(1-naphthoyl)indole (JWH-200);
    ‘(vii) 1-pentyl-3-(2-methoxyphenylacetyl)indole (JWH-250);
    ‘(viii) 1-pentyl-3-[1-(4-methoxynaphthoyl)]indole (JWH-081);
    ‘(ix) 1-pentyl-3-(4-methyl-1-naphthoyl)indole (JWH-122);
    ‘(x) 1-pentyl-3-(4-chloro-1-naphthoyl)indole (JWH-398);
    ‘(xi) 1-(5-fluoropentyl)-3-(1-naphthoyl)indole (AM2201);
    ‘(xii) 1-(5-fluoropentyl)-3-(2-iodobenzoyl)indole (AM694);
    ‘(xiii) 1-pentyl-3-[(4-methoxy)-benzoyl]indole (SR-19 and RCS-4);
    ‘(xiv) 1-cyclohexylethyl-3-(2-methoxyphenylacetyl)indole (SR-18 and RCS-8); and
    ‘(xv) 1-pentyl-3-(2-chlorophenylacetyl)indole (JWH-203).’.
    (b) Other Drugs- Schedule I of section 202(c) of the Controlled Substances Act (21 U.S.C. 812(c)) is amended in subsection (c) by adding at the end the following:
    ‘(18) 4-methylmethcathinone (Mephedrone).
    ‘(19) 3,4-methylenedioxypyrovalerone (MDPV).
    ‘(20) 2-(2,5-Dimethoxy-4-ethylphenyl)ethanamine (2C-E).
    ‘(21) 2-(2,5-Dimethoxy-4-methylphenyl)ethanamine (2C-D).
    ‘(22) 2-(4-Chloro-2,5-dimethoxyphenyl)ethanamine (2C-C).
    ‘(23) 2-(4-Iodo-2,5-dimethoxyphenyl)ethanamine (2C-I).
    ‘(24) 2-[4-(Ethylthio)-2,5-dimethoxyphenyl]ethanamine (2C-T-2).
    ‘(25) 2-[4-(Isopropylthio)-2,5-dimethoxyphenyl]ethanamine (2C-T-4).
    ‘(26) 2-(2,5-Dimethoxyphenyl)ethanamine (2C-H).
    ‘(27) 2-(2,5-Dimethoxy-4-nitro-phenyl)ethanamine (2C-N).
    ‘(28) 2-(2,5-Dimethoxy-4-(n)-propylphenyl)ethanamine (2C-P).’.

  • Bath Salt and Energy drink overdose

    Wisconsin Man overdoses on energy drinks and bath salts

    A 28 year old man was found passed out in a random person’s driveway, and was taken to the hospital. It was discovered that the man had overdosed on energy drinks and bath salts.

    Bath Salts have recently come into the main stream, as more and more horror stories surrounding their use start making their way into the mainstream media. One of the primary chemical components in bath salts is MDPV, a substance known for many detrimental side effects.

    According to a report by the Caledonia Police, officers found the man lying on the floor of his van.

    An individual said he found the van in his own driveway. The individual stated the the engine was off and that no keys were found in the ignition. The victim was found slouched over the steering wheel. There was a cell phone in the man’s possession, and the last dialed contact was that of his mother.

    She told the police her son has a problem with drugs, that he had just gotten out of rehab and he liked to get high on energy drinks and a substance (probably synthetic marijuana) he buys off of the Internet. Unfortunately, there are still online retailers of thee substances.

    Police were informed that the man had inhaled the drugs through his nasal passages.

    There has been an ever increasing wave of reported bath salt and K2 incense related incidents. Many end up fatal, some are even apocalyptic.