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Related: About this forumEMS: 18 suspected K2 overdoses in downtown Austin on Monday
5:45 p.m. update: Medics had responded to 18 reports of suspected K2 overdoses downtown by about 5:30 p.m. Monday, according to Austin-Travis County EMS.
The agency first noticed an increase in the number of calls that appeared to be related to K2 over the weekend but had not tracked precisely how many incidents there were until today, said EMS Capt. Darren Noak.
Medics took 15 adults to the hospital, while two refused treatment and another ran away, paramedic Rick Rutledge said. No ones condition was considered life-threatening.
The calls have been centered in the east downtown area, between Congress Avenue and Interstate 35, Rutledge said.
Read more: http://www.statesman.com/news/news/crime-law/ems-reports-spike-in-k2-overdoses-in-downtown-aust/nh856/
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(15,681 posts)I am clueless on this one.
TexasTowelie
(111,312 posts)but it does not come from a cannabis plant. Here is a decent article:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Synthetic_cannabis
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(15,681 posts)And it seems synthetic would be illegal everywhere and a much larger crime? I don't get it. But I'm not a cannabis user so that probably has a lot to do with my lack of understanding.
TexasTowelie
(111,312 posts)Before restrictions took effect it was more available than marijuana and could be found in head shops and gas stations. It is banned in most cities now and what occurs is that the people that are preparing the product change the cannabinoids in the mixture to avoid prosecution. Something similar occurred in the late 80s and early 90s with Ecstasy (MDMA) and the designer drug manufacturers would make minor changes to the precursor chemicals and synthesis to obtain analogs that are offered approximately the same products as MDMA.
I recommend reading this article on synthetic cannabinoids since it provides much more information than what I can explain concisely.
http://www.deadiversion.usdoj.gov/fed_regs/rules/2014/fr0110_10.htm
Synthetic Marijuana (Cannabis) Spice / K2 - Drugs.com
www.drugs.com Reference Commonly Abused Drugs and Substances
Synthetic marijuana is a designer drug made from lab-synthesized chemicals to ... Synthetic marijuana, also kn
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(15,681 posts)I would like. My son used to use a lot of pot. He quit a couple years ago and is so much happier. He started way too young and smoked/vaped all day every day. I don't think he ever used K2, though. Probably no need. We're in California. He got an Rx the day medicinal became legal.