Category: synthetic marijuana

The Alarming Dangers of Synthetic Marijuana

Commentary Cocaine. Meth. Heroin. Even the most sheltered among us recognize the names of these infamous illegal drugs. The “Don’t Do Drugs” mantra has been repeated with gritty persistence since my own days in elementary school. In 1987, I gaped over a bowl of Cookie Crisp cereal at the “This is your brain on drugs”…


Fatalities Expected After 35 Hospitalized for Using ‘Spice’, Causing Severe Bleeding

Florida health officials are expecting fatalities after at least 35 people ended up hospitalized with severe bleeding after using the synthetic cannabinoid drug known as “spice.” The recent outbreak has been linked to a rise in people purchasing the synthetic marijuana from local dealers in the Tampa Bay area, Florida’s Poison Control Centers (FPCC) said…