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Sunday, November 17
Report at least two deaths and more than 40 admitted for smoking synthetic marijuana in Florida
MIAMI – At least two people died and more than 40 had to be hospitalized in Hillsborough County, on the west coast of Florida , after smoking synthetic marijuana , also known such as “spice” or “K2”, which could have been contaminated with some kind of poison , authorities reported Thursday.
The Florida Center for Poison Control noted that the victims experienced nosebleeds spontaneous skin bruises and other ailments after using the aforementioned drug.
At the moment “we are treating several patients with severe bleeding who they recently used a synthetic cannabinoid (known as ‘Spice’). If you or someone you know bleeds after consuming ‘spice’ or marijuana, call us or go to the nearest emergency room “, this organization alerted on social networks.
Mia Rivera , sister of Héctor Rivera, one of the deceased, said that her brother, from 28 years, it was fun and energetic and that the family is devastated by the loss, picked up the FOX channel 13.
Rivera added that his brother, who finished high school in 2012 and worked in construction, was hospitalized last week without knowing that had ingested poison when he smoked synthetic marijuana, which is illegal but is sold on the streets.
After being treated and discharged, Rivera went back to smoking “spice” and his sister found him that day lying on the ground of the house.
Although he was transferred to an emergency hospital, the doctors could do nothing to save his life and died last Sunday.
“He was not conscious tell you that her body was poisoned or that she was having a stroke and other side effects ”, added Alisha Murray , another of Héctor’s sisters.
Héctor Rivera’s girlfriend also had to be hospitalized and suffered internal bleeding.
State authorities warn that This synthetic drug is not safe and should be avoided , and they reiterate their call to people who experience a reaction to use the emergency phone 911 or seek emergency medical treatment.
They also reported that synthetic cannabioids They are not a single drug, but a mixture of hundreds of chemicals that act on receptor cells in the brain, as if they were the same addictive ingredient in marijuana.
The dangerous artificial substance is sold on the street or in grocery stores as vaporizer liquid, to be inhaled in e-cigarettes or as incense.
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