Narconon Brings Urgent Information to Public Attention on Deadly New Drug
For
the past few years, illicit drug manufacturers and drug dealers have
had a successful formula for expanding their business: keep creating new
substances in the lab and sell them as ‘recreational’ drugs. It has
been successful for the makers and dealers but all too often
catastrophic for the buyers. So when the European Monitoring Centre on
Drugs and Drug Addiction (EMCDDA) issued an alert on a brand new drug,
Narconon International rushed to update their online drug information
and followed it with a broad news release to the public.
“Our purpose is to prevent drug abuse wherever possible and help
substance users to recover fully,” said Clark Carr, president of
Narconon International. “One of the ways we carry that purpose out is to
provide complete information on drugs that are being consumed and sold
so that parents, counselors, teachers and professionals can find
knowledge about them on our website.”
The new drug is nicknamed ‘4-methyl-euphoria,’ among other names. At the time of the recent alert from the EMCDDA, it was legal in all its member countries. This drug is a strong and dangerous stimulant, a derivative of 4-methylaminorex, an illegal drug with an effect similar to methamphetamine. Sold in both powder and tablet form, 4-methyl-euphoria has killed 8 people in Hungary and 18 in the UK. If one is not a chemist, there is no way to tell if a tablet or vial of powder contains this substance.
“This is typical criminal drug manufacturer behavior – twist an illegal drug chemically into a substance that is not yet declared illegal, then sell it to young people who are just looking to have a good time,” said Carr. “It takes time to put these criminals out of business. In the meantime, parents and others who have relationships with teens and young adults can help by taking time to talk to them about these new synthetic chemicals, making it very clear that using them can be a deadly activity.”
To help, Narconon International has published a complete guide to dealing with the problem of synthetic drug abuse. This category includes drugs referred to as synthetic cannabinoids (meaning like cannabis or marijuana), nicknamed Spice or K2, and ‘bath salts’ which are composed of dangerous chemicals that cause paranoia, hallucinations and psychosis.
Spice has been linked to tens of thousands of emergency room visits, according to the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration. Bath salts have been linked to homicide and suicide as noted in the Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine.
The new guide from Narconon International, titled What You Can Do about Synthetic Dug Abuse, is available as a free download on this web page: http://www.narconon.org/drug-abuse/synthetics/what-you-can-do.html.
“It is our hope that parents and others who work with young people will use our information to prevent the use and possibility of harm from these unpredictable and dangerous chemicals,” concluded Carr.
For more information on Narconon drug prevention or rehabilitation, call 1-800-775-8750.
The new drug is nicknamed ‘4-methyl-euphoria,’ among other names. At the time of the recent alert from the EMCDDA, it was legal in all its member countries. This drug is a strong and dangerous stimulant, a derivative of 4-methylaminorex, an illegal drug with an effect similar to methamphetamine. Sold in both powder and tablet form, 4-methyl-euphoria has killed 8 people in Hungary and 18 in the UK. If one is not a chemist, there is no way to tell if a tablet or vial of powder contains this substance.
“This is typical criminal drug manufacturer behavior – twist an illegal drug chemically into a substance that is not yet declared illegal, then sell it to young people who are just looking to have a good time,” said Carr. “It takes time to put these criminals out of business. In the meantime, parents and others who have relationships with teens and young adults can help by taking time to talk to them about these new synthetic chemicals, making it very clear that using them can be a deadly activity.”
To help, Narconon International has published a complete guide to dealing with the problem of synthetic drug abuse. This category includes drugs referred to as synthetic cannabinoids (meaning like cannabis or marijuana), nicknamed Spice or K2, and ‘bath salts’ which are composed of dangerous chemicals that cause paranoia, hallucinations and psychosis.
Spice has been linked to tens of thousands of emergency room visits, according to the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration. Bath salts have been linked to homicide and suicide as noted in the Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine.
The new guide from Narconon International, titled What You Can Do about Synthetic Dug Abuse, is available as a free download on this web page: http://www.narconon.org/drug-abuse/synthetics/what-you-can-do.html.
“It is our hope that parents and others who work with young people will use our information to prevent the use and possibility of harm from these unpredictable and dangerous chemicals,” concluded Carr.
For more information on Narconon drug prevention or rehabilitation, call 1-800-775-8750.
