Police Concerned About Fentanyl-Laced Marijuana

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Marijuana is a drug most people consider harmless. For a long time, marijuana has been considered a non-addictive, benign drug that never caused anyone any harm and had no reason being illegal. Throughout the years, the drug has had many fans who proclaim that its medicinal properties can help mankind rather than harm it and it’s thought to be less dangerous than alcohol, which is completely legal for sale in all 50 states.

On the other side of the coin, you have countless addicts who can trace their drug use all the way back to the beginning, which just so happened to start with weed. Some people consider marijuana a gateway drug which leads to other drug use and while others do not believe this. The problem today isn’t necessarily the weed itself. It’s what’s now being mixed with it that’s killing people.

The opiate problem has reached stellar levels and with the increasing opiate problem, we’re starting to see certain opiates being mixed with less potent drugs in the effort to make them more addictive. Fentanyl is a huge problem. Period, end of story. Not only is Fentanyl a huge problem itself, with it being such a potent painkiller, but we’re seeing non-medical forms of Fentanyl flooding in from China in a powdered form or it’s being created here in makeshift labs. Fentanyl is not only being pressed into pills that look identical to less harmful drugs by crafty dealers, but it’s also being mixed with marijuana. Fentanyl-laced marijuana has been found in various parts of the country and it’s starting to cause a bit of alarm for public safety officials.

Police departments across Ohio have been warned of the existence of Fentanyl-laced marijuana. As of now, no instances of it have been found in Ohio, but police officials want the public to be aware of the possibility of running into this deadly combination before it kills unsuspecting victims. Sgt. Patrick Greenhill of the Berea Police Department said, “Someone thinks by using marijuana its a recreational drug, they have no idea it could be laced with fentanyl and kill them after the very first time they tried it.”

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This is a new, scary situation we are being faced with. When I was growing up, my friends and I never had to be afraid if the weed we were buying might be mixed with a drug that could potentially kill us. Our biggest fear was getting caught by our parents or by the police. It never occurred to us that someone could lace the drug. We trusted our dealers because they were trust-worthy people… right? We worried about getting too high to drive or go home, not overdosing on ultra-strong opiates. Every now and then we heard a story of someone getting marijuana laced with PCP but generally, the stories weren’t true and someone had just gotten way too high. The game has changed and we’re at a point where drug dealers don’t want to keep their customers coming back for more because they don’t care if the drugs they sold killed them. This turns into a sad scene for families all over the country who find out what it feels like to bury their child. No family should have to endure this pain and we need to put more preventative measures in place to keep people from trying drugs in the first place.

No drug is safe to try, not even weed. If you suspect your loved one is experimenting with drugs, intervene and get them help now. You never know what might end up killing them.

For a free addiction consultation, call Narconon Suncoast today at 877-850-7355


Sources Used

http://www.news5cleveland.com/news/local-news/oh-cuyahoga/police-warn-of-another-potentially-deadly-drug-mixture

AUTHOR

Jason Good

Jason has been working in the field of addiction and recovery for over 11 years. Having been an addict himself he brings real-word experience to the table when helping addicts and their families, while also offering a first-person perspective to the current drug crisis. Jason is passionate about educating the public about what’s currently going on in our society, and thankfully, offers practical solutions. Jason is also the co-host of The Addiction Podcast—Point of No Return. You can follow Jason on Google+, Twitter, or connect with him on LinkedIn.

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