Synthetic Marijuana, also known as "K-2" or "Spice" is a mixture of common herbs sprayed with synthetic chemicals that mirror the high of Marijuana. The synthetic product is sold as incense in head shops, tobacco stores and convenient stores. So far, twelve states have banned the sale of Synthetic Marijuana - (Kansas, Georgia, Alabama, Tennessee, Missouri, Louisiana, Mississippi, Arkansas, Oregon, Illinois, Michigan, and Kentucky). The American Association of Poison Control Centers reported that within the past year there have been over 500 cases of negative reactions to the still legal yet dangerous drug. On the national level the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) recently designated certain chemicals that are present within Synthetic Marijuana to the same category that heroin and LSD are part of and further emphasizes the need to be able to test blood and urine for Synthetic Marijuana use. On the local level- The Herald Online reported that Fort Mill,...
Former New York Giants Linebacker who began using cocaine as a rookie in the 80's and claimed to have successfully cheated an NFL drug test by using someone else’s clean urine, now finds himself once again facing adversity. The New York Daily News reported that former NFL star Lawrence Taylor was recently taken into custody on a rape charge. Taylor's rash of arrests and charges focusing mostly on drugs and alcohol began in the mid-80's and culminated with his four game suspension in 1988 for violation of NFL rules. Taylor's troubles continued throughout the 90's with incidents ranging from crack busts to arrests for not paying child support to leaving the scene of an accident. Taylor's run in with the law seemed to take lull for a decade until this recent accusation of rape.