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On Friday, first responders treated 14 people near the Columbia Heights Metro station for suspected overdoses of synthetic drugs. It's just the latest in a series of incidents related to the substances in D.C. over the last few months, including mass overdoses among homeless residents, violence, and possible links to other crimes.
The synthetic drugs in question—known as K2, Spice, Bizarro, Scooby Snax, and Trainwreck—are often referred to as "synthetic marijuana." In reality, however, it's a drug that's far more dangerous than the one it supposedly mimics, and calling it "synthetic marijuana" is grossly inaccurate.
What someone gets when they purchase a bag of, say, Scooby Snax, is potpourri. But it's not regular potpourri; it's been sprayed with a chemical compound meant to mimic the effects of marijuana, albeit without using illegal cannabinoids. Dr. Malik Burnett, a former policy organizer for the Drug Policy Alliance says...
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