3 deaths may be tied to synthetic marijuana in Colorado
Saturday, September 7, 2013
(CNN) — Three people in Colorado may have died after smoking synthetic marijuana, state health officials fear. The Colorado Department of Public Health has launched an investigation into an outbreak of illnesses at hospitals that may be tied to the dangerous substance.
"Initial reports show approximately 75 people who reported smoking a form of synthetic marijuana may have been seen at hospitals in the Denver metro area and Colorado Springs beginning in late August," said Dr. Tista Ghosh, interim chief medical officer for the state, in a written statement. "Several individuals were in intensive care and three deaths are being investigated as possibly associated."
The Colorado Department of Health, with help from local health officials and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, will attempt to figure out if the synthetic marijuana is to blame, and if so, whether all the patients were sickened by the same product or different ones.
But "don’t wait for the results of this investigation," Ghosh urged. "If you have synthetic marijuana, stop using it and destroy it."
Known as K2, Spice, Black Mamba, Mr. Smiley and Blaze, among other things, synthetic marijuana can have more serious consequences than regular marijuana, which is legal in Colorado. These synthetic cannabinoids are a blend of plant and herbal materials that have been sprayed with chemicals, producing an extra toxicity, according to the National Institute on Drug Abuse.
Sold most often on the Internet, synthetic marijuana produces euphoric and psychoactive effects similar to those associated with marijuana. But doctors say there are additional side effects that may be particularly dangerous. The drug can leave patients catatonic and listless. And what makes matters worse, very little is known about synthetic marijuana or how to treat an adverse reaction or overdose.
According to the Drug Enforcement Administration, the number of calls to poison centers related to synthetic drugs soared from about 3,200 in 2010 to more than 13,000 in 2011.
"Easy access and the misperception that Spice products are ‘natural’ and therefore harmless have likely contributed to their popularity," the NIDA website states. "Another selling point is that the chemicals used in Spice are not easily detected in standard drug tests."
Because the chemicals used in these products have a high potential for abuse and no medical benefit, the DEA has designated five of the most common active chemicals frequently found in synthetic marijuana as Schedule I controlled substances, making it illegal to sell, buy, or possess them. But manufacturers seem to be changing the chemical compounds as fast as lawmakers enact legislation to ban them.
The CDC was sending a team of four to assist the investigation.
http://edition.cnn.com/2013/09/06/health/synthetic-marijuana-denver/
"Your as mighty as the flower that grows the stones away"
I need a link to that vendor right now! :smokepack
Did you know that 80% of people that die suddenly have eaten french fries in the last 72 hours?
This is all the fault of the man, blends were safe before made illegal and the man chased out all the safest stuff,
make weed legal and the problem vanishes especially if they make analogs legal too, but the man has proved to be stupid,
just like most of the world, the smartest people hang out on forums like this….
Don’t Date Robots! The world is trained to ignore everything unless it comes from the church, their TV, celebrities, or the media.
shit ….JBmac knows the right…
Yeah those french fries are dangerous. Ban them immediately without justifiable cause. Not really, but I was playing the part of a politician. How did I do? LMMFAO
Abduction means the end for me, a million years of misery…
Yeah those french fries are dangerous. Ban them immediately without justifiable cause. Not really, but I was playing the part of a politician. How did I do? LMMFAO
Sounds like a good start,
Don’t forget the French Fry Free Zones when you get into office
Yeah, I saw the sign: This is a French fry free workplace. We test all prospective employees for French fries and incriminating traces of canola oil. We value your safety.
Sail and grow
Deep inside
The brave align
Green we stay
-Boss Keloid Lung Valley
Yeah those french fries are dangerous. Ban them immediately without justifiable cause. Not really, but I was playing the part of a politician. How did I do? LMMFAO
the hellion For Prez!
I need a link to that vendor right now
Have at it then, here’s links to buy all five of the products:
K2: http://www.dieselspice.com/k2.html
Spice Gold: http://www.dieselspice.com/spicegold.html
Black Mamba: http://www.dieselspice.com/blackmamba.html
Here’s MR SMILEY. New vendor guys, never been reviewed here.
If you want to take the chance, here you go…
Mr. Smiley: http://www.mrsmileyherb.com/
And here’s BLAZE’S new product, SUN BLAZE…
Blaze: http://www.everyonedoesit.com/online_headshop/Sun_Blaze__Herbal_Incense__2g.cfm?iProductID=7593
All of the above brands have been implicated in the various current cases in both states.
Be extremely careful with these products. Let us know if you become brain dead.
"Your as mighty as the flower that grows the stones away"
That’s not the same Mr. Smiley they sold in gas stations. I think they’re related to cheapherbalblends/MNGB as they have some of their products listed on that page. They had good shit, not the same cornerstore garbage your thinking of.
I never saw Mr Smiley in any head shops.
I did use to see Mr Happy (made by S&S) in stores, and bought it often.
The story mentions that kids are buying these off the internet, not at stores.
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jbmac’s quote is not good. It is a smart ass answer that tries to hide the fact that people are dying form using these particular products.
He (and you) can make fun of the situation all you want.
We will find out from the CDC investigation soon.
These are stories I would normally send over to HIG, but HOG isn’t around anymore, so I figured I’d post them here.
"Your as mighty as the flower that grows the stones away"
The government lies all the time, so does the media, I do not trust 99% of studies showing pot is bad. IF there really is a dangerous blend,
I want it banned right now, but I just do not believe most government studies, I suspect IF the blends contributed to death other drugs/substances
were there too, such as pills or drinking. Remember 18 year old athletic stars keel over and die sometimes with no drugs involved.
Nice to have something to talk about on a slow day….
Don’t Date Robots! The world is trained to ignore everything unless it comes from the church, their TV, celebrities, or the media.
Also I would think JB watches the news an he’s herd nothing. These death stories are starting to get fishy… :smoking
Per the CDC MMWR for the 6th…they’re more worried about a cluster of neural tube defects in babies, and e-cig use among teens.
Didn’t see any blend-related items at all.
I know I’m the skeptic extraordinaire, but I’m beginning to wonder about this as well. Commonality not implying causality, I’m betting that they haven’t been able to make a connection on these any stronger than the "french fry" analogy.
That’s so shitty, these reports really got to me. I feel safer here than I should probably. If it was just my health, back when only I blended it was only worry. Now bubba’s blending too there’s guilt thrown in.
But your cdc research is reassuring thank you.
And if you see your mom this weekend, tell her I said
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