Possible overdose death examined by synthetic marijuana – sioux if live

A preliminary report has shown that a resident of the Minneha district died of an overdose of synthetic marijuana.

The forensic doctor Dr. Kenneth Snell said in an interview this week that the product, a 100 percent chemical compound, caused a fatal heart reaction.

“It is something we haven't seen in years,” he said, adding that it was not even listed as a possible cause of an overdose in toxicological test panels.

A research laboratory examined the case from a death in February and, according to a study, which took about two months that the synthetic marijauna product was actually the cause.

Snell said he was working with law enforcement authorities and you could possibly issue a dangerous warning in front of the product, which he calls K2 or spice that can be found in some companies or on the street.

The US drug authority says that hundreds of synthetic cannabanoids in Convenience stores, heads and online requirements are sold to be legal alternatives to marijuana.

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“K2 and spice are only two of the many trade names or brands for synthetic designer medication that should imitate THC, the most important psychoactive component of marijuana. These synthetic drugs from the designer come from the synthetic cannabinoid class from drugs, which often sold under the fact of 'Herbal -Inside' or 'or' or 'or” Potpours become. “

K2 is produced as a powder in Asia and shipped to the USA under false labeling. Usually it is mixed with plant material and smoked in the same way as marijuana. According to DEA, it can also be used as Potpourri or Vaped.

Snell said it was possible that the medication would make a comeback, although their availability may have disappeared for a time. “There is a risk of sudden death,” said the forensic doctor about the product.

The story continues under FACT Sheet.

Snell said he had never heard of an overdose death of the plant species of marijuana.

There were some cases in which a large amount of edible marijuana gums came into the hands of children who died of an overdose.

Snell initially brought up the synthetic marijuana problem at a meeting of the County Commission in early April when he gave his annual report.

In this report, he said that the most overdosed deaths in the county came from methamphetamine.

The number rose from four in 2023 to 11.

In the interview this week, he said that the deaths of meth overdoses also result from heart reactions with “abnormal rhythms in the heart” to the drug, which is also chemically based.

He added that fentanyl, which has attracted nationwide attention, is also a chemical connection.

Naloxone, an emergency treatment to save lives in the event of a fentanyl overdose, does not work for meth, he said.

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In his annual report, Snell said that the other drug deaths were listed in a “different” category on the list of seven of Fentanyl and seven last year that comes from other medications such as cocaine, drug combinations or recipes.

In total there were 28 deaths last year for an overdose of drugs of 25 in 2023.

He said it was a fairly quiet start this year, but that there was an increase in the county in April, although the deaths of overdose with the low figures at the beginning of the year in the early and mid -2010 in most years decreased by overdose and even 10 to 10 years of 2012.

However, he said that things can change quickly. As an example, he said in the interview that the deaths in drug overdose were at a “record pace” in the first three months in the first three months.

In the annual report, Snell also listed other deaths that his office examined last year. They included:

• Fentany's deaths have remained stable in the past five years. These seven reported last year, only one from the year before.
• There were two deaths from opiates, as well as in 2023 and they have been consistently low for many years.
• No heroin deaths have been reported since 2018.
• Last year, 13 people were killed in traffic accidents, which was the next higher number of accident deaths in the county.
• Snell said that 50 percent of the cases he accepts prove to be natural deaths, while 38 percent accidentally and 9 percent are suicide.
• Last year, 34 deaths were reported by suicide, which easily dropped from 37 in 2023. He said the month with most suicide last year was six February, but with five cases reported in every April, July and December.
• The total cases reported in his office rose by 12 percent last year to 689, with 559 being accepted for exams, which corresponds to an increase of 5.3 percent. Of these, 95 autopsies were carried out, which corresponds to an increase of 11.4 percent.
• The forensic doctor said that last year there were only two deaths in infants, one due to an insecure sleeping environment and one of meningitis. A fetus was recovered from a recycling center.