Tuesday, May 17, 2016

House Committee Focuses on Synthetic Drug Use

 
DEA Deputy Assistant Administrator Louis Milione says his agency sees the synthetic drug threat as second only to the opioid epidemic and can’t keep up with the drug traffickers. He delivered these remarks at a House Judiciary Subcommittee hearing focusing on the dangers of synaptic drug use. Other witnesses included Washington, DC police officer William Smith, University of North Carolina chemical biology professor David Nichols along with Devin and Veronica Eckhardt also provided testimony. Their 19 year old son, Connor Eckhardt, died in July 2014 after smoking a synthetic marijuana known as "spice".

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Source: C-SPAN

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