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Synthetic Pot Seen as a Public Health Danger
What is synthetic marijuana and why is it so dangerous?
June 20, 2018
A New Wave Of Meth Overloads Communities Struggling With Opioids
What we have in America is a Polysubstance Epidemic.
The Opioid Crisis is now compounded by the resurgence of methamphetamine use, an addiction that's even harder to treat, and can lead to troubling, violent behavior.
In the 2000s, the last time meth use surged across the country, people would often "cook" meth in toxic and explosive labs typically set up in bathrooms, kitchens or abandoned buildings.
In response, Congress enacted the Combat Methamphetamine Epidemic Act in 2006, which regulated the sale of certain over-the-counter drugs, like pseudoephedrine, used in cooking meth. Meth use declined, seizures by law enforcement fell, and meth labs started to disappear.
Now, meth is back, and not just in Ohio. Communities around the country are raising the alarm.
The Drug Enforcement Administration confirms that Mexican drug dealers have taken over the market for meth in the U.S.