Research | Case studies by USF Health neurologists link smoking “spice” with...
Add stroke to the list of severe health hazards that may be associated with smoking synthetic marijuana, popularly known as spice or K2, a University of South Florida neurology team reports. An...
View ArticleGeorgia | Collaboration stopped ‘Crazy Clown’ drug outbreak
In August, 22 patients came to an emergency department in Brunswick, Ga., some dangerously ill after inhaling synthetic cannabinoids, also known as “spice” or “herbal incense.” Six of the patients...
View ArticleFlorida | DoH emphasizes risks of using illegal synthetic drugs
The Florida Department of Health urges all residents and visitors to consider the health risks of using illegal synthetic drugs. Taken to achieve the high associated with drugs such as marijuana,...
View ArticleLouisiana | Dozens of people treated at Baton Rouge hospitals after consuming...
Gov. Bobby Jindal and officials with the Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals (DHH), and Louisiana State Police (LSP) announced the ban of a new synthetic marijuana compound called...
View ArticleAlabama #AL | Almost 100 people seen in ERs in last four weeks with ODs...
The Alabama Department of Public Health is aware of at least 98 people that have presented at hospitals in Alabama within the past month with drug overdoses suspicious of being caused by synthetic...
View ArticleAlabama #AL | Number of synthetic cannabinoids-related hospitalizations...
Alabama hospitals have reported a total of 462 patients seen from March 15 through April 20 who have experienced symptoms after smoking or ingesting synthetic cannabinoids commonly known as spice. Of...
View ArticleMississippi #MS | Increasing number of cases of #hospitalization due to...
The number of emergency room visits and hospitalizations related to the use of synthetic cannabinoids, commonly referred to as “Spice” or “Mojo,” continues to climb. Since April 2, 2015, 97 cases have...
View ArticleAlabama #AL | Nearly 1,000 #ER visits linked to exposure to synthetic...
The Alabama Department of Public Health has received reports of an increase in 9-1-1 calls, and Alabama hospitals have reported five deaths and an increase in emergency room visits by patients...
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