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Thursday, February 21, 2013

Is Your Teen Doing K2? What Parents Should Know About Synthetic Marijuana

SafetySmart Lilburn talks this week about the rising use and concern of synthetic marijuana, which goes by the names of K2, Mr. Happy, Spice and more.

K2, Mr. Happy, Spice, Phantom Wicked Dreams, Clown Loyal, Mr Nice Guy, Lava, Wicked Spice, Flame 2.0 are product names for Synthetic Cannabinoid (SC), or Synthetic Marijuana. Labels such as “incense”, “potpourri” and “not for human consumption” do not deter smoking of the products. These products, made from various dried plants in India and China, have been available in smoke shops throughout the country until recently. Federal legal action in July 2012 banned over-the-counter sales of K2, according to the Washington Post.  The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported in its Mortality and Morbidity World Report (MMWR) for Feb 15, 2013 that from March to December of 2012, sixteen cases of acute kidney injury occurred following …

Kristen

8:27 pm on Monday, February 25, 2013

Worst stuff ever Please don't do it send flush it if u have it I'm serious my friends are in hospital   more ›

Wednesday, January 16, 2013

Drugs in Gwinnett County: A Presentation to SafetySmart Lilburn

Maj. John Strickland, of the Gwinnett County Police Department, recently presented information on drug activity in the area.

(Editor's Note: This piece is derived from a recent presentation on drugs in Gwinnett County by Maj. John Strickland.) In 2012, Gwinnett County confiscated more than $16 million worth of illegal narcotics, from 837 drug arrests: $905,000 in drug money, 884 pounds of marijuana, 32 pounds of cocaine and 51 pounds of methamphetamine.  In general, all drug arrests result in jail time (with the exception of possession of small amounts of marijuana.) Infiltration of Mexican Cartels Studies indicate the drug cartels in Mexico and Central America ship approximately 90 percent of drugs entering the United States. Since the 1990s, the government of Mexico recently reported being at war with the drug cartels.  In most instances these cartels tend …

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