In the past year, federal and state policymakers have taken a number of steps to combat synthetic drugs, also known as “novel psychoactive substances (NPS),” according to Jonathan Woodruff, Senior Legislative Attorney at the National Alliance for Model State Drug Laws (NAMSDL). Legislators placed many substances into Schedule I of…
Use of Synthetic Drugs Increasing, National Survey Suggests
DEA Arrests at Least 150 People in Synthetic Drug Operation in 29 States
The Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) announced Wednesday it conducted a major crackdown on synthetic drugs that involved the arrest of at least 150 people in 29 states, and the seizure of more than $20 million in products and cash. Hundreds of thousands of packets of synthetic drugs were seized. The…
What you need to know about synthetic drugs
Spice, bath salts, herbal incense. They sound like something you might find on the fragrance aisle at Target, but these are actually dangerous drugs masked as harmless fragrances, sold in convenience stores and online. Innocent names such as Mr. Smiley hide the dangers. No one really knows what’s in these…