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Two Illinois Deaths Linked to Fake Weed

  • by Geraldine Edwards
  • in Medical
  • — Apr 4, 2018
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"This is the first time we've seen an outbreak of this magnitude in the area", Melaney Arnold, a spokeswoman for the Illinois Department of Public Health, said Monday.

The Illinois Department of Public Health says that 56 people have been injured, two of whom fatally, after ingesting synthetic cannabinoids, often called Spice, K2, or fake weed.

Affected individuals experienced coughing up blood, blood in the urine, bloody noses, and other symptoms, reported the Illinois Department of Public Health.

"Despite the perception that synthetic cannabinoids are safe and a legal alternative to marijuana, many are illegal and can cause severe illness", IDPH Director Nirav D. Shah said in a statement earlier this week.

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Health officials warn that anyone who has a reaction to synthetic cannabinoids immediately should call 911 or be taken to an emergency department. "Without more information, IDPH does not know how much contaminated product is circulating or where". There have been 10 additional cases in the collar counties and more than two dozen in downstate IL. Melanie Arnold with IDPH said they've found a chemical used in rat poison in some of the victims.

'The recent cases of severe bleeding are evidence of the harm synthetic cannabinoids can cause'.

During that time, physicians treated 456 patients total for synthetic cannabinoid intoxications.

The store workers - Fouad Masoud, 48, Jad Allah, 44, and Adil Khan Mohammed, 44 - were charged on Monday after undercover federal agents said the men sold them synthetic marijuana, known as K2, according to a criminal complaint.

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The effects can be unpredictable, harmful and deadly, according to IDPH. All 56 have required hospitalization for hemorrhaging; so far the bulk of the cases have been in Chicago, Cook County or Tazewell County, but others are scattered as far as Peoria.

"Synthetic cannabinoids are part of a group of drugs called new psychoactive substances (NPS)".

From 2010 to 2015, the number of poisonings from toxic exposures surged across the United States, revealing 456 cases involving synthetic cannabinoids, according to a Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report.

In the 1980s, synthetic cannabinoids were considered research compounds but they are now produced overseas, according to the CDC. Officials are warning people who have bought the products not to use them, and those who have already used the products and are experiencing symptoms to seek immediate medical help.

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