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11 People Overdosed On Synthetic Drugs This Weekend in DC
SAM PETERSON
6/8/2015
Eleven people were hospitalized due to consuming a synthetic marijuana drug named “bizarro” in Washington, D.C. this past weekend.
The synthetic drugs are marketed under a number of names, most often called K2 or Spice, NBC Washington reports. Synthetic marijuana is labeled as “‘Not for human consumption’ to mask their intended purpose and avoid Food and Drug Administration (FDA) regulatory oversight of the manufacturing process,” according to the Office of National Drug Control Policy.
While marijuana laws may have been relaxed in Washington D.C. this past year, synthetic drugs remain illegal. In the D.C. area synthetic marijuana is classified as a Schedule 1 drug, which is the highest classification a drug can receive.
The drug is not regulated, and as a result it is impossible to determine what chemicals are involved. The website k2zombiedc.com is a health campaign that is dedicated to fighting the abuse of synthetic drugs within the D.C. community. It lists some of the possible side effects as, “seizures, instances of coma, brain damage, nerve trauma, and in some extreme cases, stroke and the loss of motor skills such as speaking, walking and the movement of arms and legs.
Read more: http://dailycaller.com/2015/06/08/1...hetic-drugs-this-weekend-in-dc/#ixzz3cWjfLm00
SAM PETERSON
6/8/2015
Eleven people were hospitalized due to consuming a synthetic marijuana drug named “bizarro” in Washington, D.C. this past weekend.
The synthetic drugs are marketed under a number of names, most often called K2 or Spice, NBC Washington reports. Synthetic marijuana is labeled as “‘Not for human consumption’ to mask their intended purpose and avoid Food and Drug Administration (FDA) regulatory oversight of the manufacturing process,” according to the Office of National Drug Control Policy.
While marijuana laws may have been relaxed in Washington D.C. this past year, synthetic drugs remain illegal. In the D.C. area synthetic marijuana is classified as a Schedule 1 drug, which is the highest classification a drug can receive.
The drug is not regulated, and as a result it is impossible to determine what chemicals are involved. The website k2zombiedc.com is a health campaign that is dedicated to fighting the abuse of synthetic drugs within the D.C. community. It lists some of the possible side effects as, “seizures, instances of coma, brain damage, nerve trauma, and in some extreme cases, stroke and the loss of motor skills such as speaking, walking and the movement of arms and legs.
Read more: http://dailycaller.com/2015/06/08/1...hetic-drugs-this-weekend-in-dc/#ixzz3cWjfLm00
