Synthetic drug use on the rise
- By Monica Drake
For the Daily Tribune
Synthetic drug use has been on the rise this year, first with K2/Spice, then with “bath salts” and, now, with a relatively new hallucinogen drug.
"The drug is called 25B-NBOMe or 25I-NBOMe, also called N-Bomb or Smiles. Some medical experts say it’s more dangerous than the so-called bath salts.
And it is not illegal in Michigan.
The Synthetic Drug Abuse Prevention Act of 2012 outlaws nine synthetic psychedelic drugs in the “2C” family with a makeup similar to 25-B or 25-I. But the compound has been changed slightly to form these legal drugs.
“It is not currently banned,” said Shanon Banner, Michigan State Police spokeswoman. “We’ve had several reported cases of possession of it. We are aware that some kids have been hospitalized for seizures attributed to it.”
The drug 25-I, which mimics LSD, is sold in both liquid and powder form."
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