California State Juvenile Officers Association

2 pending CA bills would outlaw sale, distribution of designer drugs


News 10 Suzanne Phan
SACRAMENTO, CA - More teens and young adults are turning to "bath salts" and "incense", synthetic drugs, to get a high. Incense, also called K2 or spice, mimics the effects of marijuana. Bath salts, dubbed "fake cocaine," are said to be as powerful as abusing methamphetamine or cocaine. More young adults are turning to the drugs because they are easy to get. "Yeah , I've smoked it. It's like an artificial marijuana," student Sara Novi said about spice "It's like smoking marijuana. It's really easy to get."

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