2C-I or 'Smiles': The New Killer Drug Every Parent Should Know About:
"2C-I--known by its eerie street name "Smiles"--has become a serious problem in
the Grand Forks area, according to local police. Overdoses of the drug have also
be reported in Indiana and Minnesota. But if the internet is any indication, Smiles
is on the rise all over the country."
"The fact that 2C-I is untraceable in tests makes it more of a challenge for doctors
to treat. It also contributes to drug's growing popularity among high school and
college-age kids.
"Synthetic drugs don't generally show up on drug tests and that's made it
popular with young adults, as well as people entering the military, college
athletes, or anyone who gets tested for drugs," Barbara Carreno, a
spokesperson for the Drug Enforcement Agency, tells Shine.""
""Drugs used to take longer to get around but now with the internet they can
spread by word of mouth online," says Carreno. If drugs like Smiles are as viral as
an internet meme, they have a similarly brief life-span. Already, a newer, re-
booted version of the drug is cropping up on the other side of the planet, and by
early accounts it's terrifying."
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