Florida town to ban synthetic drugs
The new regulations will assist police officers dealing with people who are suspected of selling synthetic drugs because they broaden the definition of the substances.
The new regulations will assist police officers dealing with people who are suspected of selling synthetic drugs because they broaden the definition of the substances.
Parents, health officials and substance abuse counselors have advocated for a temporary ban of all synthetic drugs until state officials decide whether or not to classify them as illegal permanently.
The severity of this issue has not gone unnoticed by government officials on the state or federal level.
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Earlier this month, The New York Times covered the story of Richard Fee, “an athletic, personable college class president and aspiring medical student” whose ambitions were derailed by a drug addiction.
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