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C ties
police struggle
with K2 problem
Story by Amber Bell • Contributing Writer
K2, a form of synthetic marijuana, has been banned for
use in a handful of Texas cities, but there may be a
statewide ban coming as soon as January.
Many area officials say the sooner the better.
"There is no safe way to smoke K2 because there is no
way to control the amount they would get," Said Michael
Yudizky, public health manager for the Texas Poison Con-
trol Center, in an e-mail.
The high obtained by some users of K2 has been shown
to be similar to the effects of a marijuana overdose and has
the tendency to cause severe reactions that users are not
prepared to handle? and many users are too scared to seek
help.
"Someone is going to die from this," said
Ryan Grelle, the media relations officer for the Denton Po-
lice Department. "It's a good possibility because they get
scared, freaked out. ... It's a chemical. It's not supposed to
be inhaled. Don't be using this stuff."
Sold in many smoke shops and gas stations, K2 is mar-
keted as incense and is clearly labeled "not for human con-
sumption." It's sprayed with chemicals that when smoked
mimic THC, the ingredient in marijuana that gives the user
a high. An employee of a local business that sells K2 said it
is intended for use in fragrance lamps only, which are also
sold in smoke shops.
Smoking K2 carries a long list of medical risks. Among
the most reported by the Texas Poison Control Center are
cardiovascular problems, most commonly an elevated heart
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