[nabs] Fw: DHEC Board takes action on 'bath salts' and synthetic marijuana

[Dornetta]

Thought that some of you may find this "interesting" if not very 
informative. I have 3 teenagers and want to stay up-to-date on any potential 
misuse of anything other than water.
HTH,
Netta
"Just because you are blind, does not mean you lack vision"-Stevie Wonder
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Larry Savidge" <lawrencesavidge at my.tridenttech.edu>
To: "EAS Broadcast" <eas-broadcast at my.tridenttech.edu>
Sent: Tuesday, October 25, 2011 2:16 PM
Subject: FW: DHEC Board takes action on 'bath salts' and synthetic marijuana


> All TTC Students,
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> As a Public Safety announcement, we are providing you this significant
> development concerning the use of "bath salts" and synthetic marijuana. 
> If
> you have any questions concerning this action, please feel free to contact
> Public Safety and we will assist you any way we can.
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> Respectfully,
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> Larry K. Savidge
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> Director
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> Department of Public Safety
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> Trident Technical College
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> P.O. Box 118067
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> Charleston, SC 29423-8067
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> Office: 843.574.6053
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> South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control -
> www.scdhec.gov
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> <http://www.scdhec.gov/index.htm>
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> South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control
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> News Releases
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> FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
> Oct. 24, 2011
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> DHEC Board takes action on 'bath salts' and synthetic marijuana
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> COLUMBIA, S.C. - The S.C. Board of Health and Environmental Control has
> reclassified three substances that are commonly known as "bath salts," and
> five substances used to make synthetic marijuana as schedule I controlled
> substances.
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> "State law authorizes the DHEC Board to designate a substance as a
> controlled substance in this state if the federal government has issued 
> the
> same designation," said Carl Roberts, general counsel for DHEC.
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> Roberts said the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration listed three
> substances often marketed as "bath salts," but actually ingested as
> psychoactive drugs, as schedule I controlled substances effective Oct. 21.
> The three substances are mephedrone, methylone and
> methylenedioxypyrovalerone (MDPV). Products that have long been used for
> bathing and are available in the health/beauty sections of national retail
> chains do not contain these chemicals. The five substances commonly used 
> in
> synthetic marijuana have previously been classified by the DEA as schedule 
> I
> controlled substances.
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> "With the board's vote today, the state's designation of these substances
> mirrors the federal designation," Roberts said. "This will allow state and
> local law enforcement officers to deal with the issue, as it is illegal to
> manufacture, distribute, possess, import or export these substances. These
> chemicals have been found by the DEA to pose an imminent hazard to public
> safety and health."
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> Schedule I status is reserved for those substances with a high potential 
> for
> abuse, no accepted use for medical treatment in the U.S. and a lack of
> accepted safety guidelines for use of the drug under medical supervision.
> South Carolina law states that anyone convicted of the possession,
> manufacture or distribution of a schedule I controlled substance is guilty
> of a felony and on first offense is subject to not more than five years in
> prison and/or a fine of up to $5,000, with more severe penalties for
> subsequent offenses.
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> For more information about controlled substances, including a current 
> list,
> visit the DEA's website at: http://www.deadiversion.usdoj.gov/schedules/.
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> Email - myrickar at dhec.sc.gov
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