It was a lively and infomative debate between viewers and a team of addiction specialists from the Brighton Center for Recovery Tuesday during the one-hour live web chat on about K2 on Patch.com.
Dr. David Yanga, addictionoligist and family practitioner, along with John Furey, Brighton counseling supervisor and Scott Masi, Brighton addiction outreach specialist, were on hand from noon to 1 p.m. to field readers' questions.
To read a transcript of the chat, click on the Cover It Live box.
For more information, visit the Brighton Center for Recovery Hospital.
repeat offenders, and some inmates actually are comfortable and accustomed to prison life. It becomes a way of life for them, and their basic needs are met . . . They may even become reliant upon the "system" to take care of them, and some inmates do not even desire to be released, as they know nothing else. Nevertheless. alternatives to incarcerartion are viable for certain individuals, and are a Godsend for those who are granted such measure(s). Although it is often thought, "Once a drug addict, always a drug addict," I do not agree with this notion. Reform of drug addicts is possible, and rehabilation enables such persons to stop "using," and become productive members of society. There should be "hope" for everyone in our society, despite past mistakes they may have made in their life. Of course, lifetime imprisonment is sometimes a necessary measure to protect society and punish the offender.
1. Should we send every teen who is using drugs to an inpatient course of treatment? Would it prevent more deaths? What are the barriers to getting inpatient help? 2. I just read the NYT article about study drugs like Adderall. Are teens in this area using those drugs?
Now my question is what is the overall effect of the base material on the users "high", without spraying synthetic THC products on top of these? Are any of these other ingredients contributing to the users dying? Or is it just mixing of these with the BWH chemicals that are the reason people are tripping? I know i am not asking this right.. someone please put it into better words. But i want to know if the base material could of been used legally without all the deadly side effects? And if so what could possibly be the reason to spray synthetic drugs on what is supposed to be used as incense, if not just to make them more addictive? It certainly couldn't be for making the product smell better.
"Some of the base plants used in the herbal blend can have mood altering properties; however, the majority of the effects are from the designer drugs (ie synthetic drugs) that are sprayed and included into the blend. Because there is not FDA regulation on the blends, each product is variable. It is hard to make accurate statements which encompass all of the products. If the designer drugs were taken out of the "incense" the addictive potential would likely be lower. Again, we have no information on trials that look at herbal incense products with and without the designer drugs included. "
https://wwws.whitehouse.gov/petitions#!/petition/ban-all-synthetic-drugs-including-spice-k2-and-related-brands-currently-sold-legally-gas-stations/h94sc1SW