ICE participates in nationwide synthetic drug takedown WASHINGTON – More than 90 individuals were arrested and approximately five million packets of finished designer synthetic drugs were seized in the first-ever nationwide law enforcement action against the synthetic designer drug industry responsible for the production and sale of synthetic drugs that are often marketed as bath salts, Spice, incense, or ... Read More »
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Feed Subscription‘Bath Salts’ A Deadly New Drug
Bath Salts, sold in small packets with names like “Blue Wave,” “Cloud Nine,” and “White Lady,” are the newest — and scariest — designer drug. (Image of legitimate bath salts via Wikipedia) Can the headlines really have it right? Is there really a new drug that makes people so violent they bite each others’ faces off? I wish this was ... Read More »
Frankfort bans compounds found in synthetic drugs
The village board of trustees Thursday night unanimously passed legislation banning many of the ingredients in bath salts and synthetic marijuana. Specifically, the local law banned a number of compounds and derivatives of compounds that make up the drugs. Anyone caught in possession of or using synthetic marijuana or bath salts with these ingredients within the village limits could be ... Read More »
New law passed regarding synthetic drugs
CHARLESTON – Information released to law enforcement agencies and prosecuting attorneys concerning the Synthetic Drug Abuse Prevention Act of 2012 being passed into law as part of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Safety Innovation Act was welcome news for all. This law will provide a critical boost to the nation’s efforts to address and curtail the threat of synthetic ... Read More »
Synthetic Stimulants Called ‘Bath Salts’ Act in the Brain Like Cocaine
ScienceDaily REPORTS - The use of the synthetic stimulants collectively known as “bath salts” have gained popularity among recreational drug users over the last five years, largely because they were readily available and unrestricted via the Internet and at convenience stores, and were virtually unregulated. In October 2011, the US Drug Enforcement Administration placed mephedrone on Schedule 1 of ... Read More »
Spice: Synthetic marijuana was declared illegal in New Mexico last year, but it’s still gaining a foothold in Carlsbad
CARLSBAD — For years, spice, potpourri and incense have been used by the general population for cooking and making their homes smell sweeter. But that has changed. Today, those harmless sounding products are finding their way into the hands and bodies of teens and adults in Carlsbad and Eddy County as illicit drugs. Pecos Valley Drug Task Force ... Read More »
Congress Passes the FDA Safety and Innovation Act (Synthetic Drugs)
Carmel, New York— The Office of National Drug Control Policy and the Putnam County Communities That Care Coalition commends Congress for passing the Food and Drug Administration Safety and Innovation Act, S. 3187, which requires 26 synthetic chemicals, including those commonly found in products marketed as “K2″ and “Spice” to be considered Schedule I substances. Schedule I substances are those ... Read More »
Bill outlawing bath salts, herbal incense ready for President Obama’s signature
CLEVELAND, Ohio — A bill to stamp out the use of sought-after synthetic drugs — such as herbal incense and bath salts — now sits on President Barack Obama’s desk. The “Synthetic Drug Abuse Prevention Act of 2012″ passed the Senate Tuesday and bans the drugs at a federal level. The narcotics, commonly purchased at convenience stores and head shops, ... Read More »
Local mother campaigns for national ban on synthetic drugs
While U.S. Sen. Rand Paul of Bowling Green has blocked efforts to pass a law giving law enforcement in America “teeth” to deal with synthetic drugs, a Bowling Green mother, Amy Stillwell, is taking up the torch to see HR 1254 approved by the U.S. Senate and placed on President Barack Obama’s desk for his signature. It’s a David vs. ... Read More »
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