rfgdxm/Robert F. Golaszewski
09-21-2007, 10:04 PM
Note the part about Snuffadelic and Trip 2 Night containing DXM. Why
do I have this bad feeling about some company selling DXM as an LSD
alternative?
http://www.nbc-2.com/News/stories/080603-natural_high.shtml
Buying a natural high online
reported by Carson Chambers
Last updated: August 06, 2003 06:21 PM
LEE COUNTY, August 6, 2003 - Several websites promise to deliver pills
that get you high just like cocaine, speed, LSD and ecstasy. Only these
drugs are legal and you don't need a dealer or a pharmacist to find your
fix. NBC2 investigated several websites and the natural highs they sell,
then took the products to a local laboratory to find out more about the
pills.
The site NBC2 checked out is peppered with rainbow colored smiley faces.
They even send a free lollipop with your order. NBC2 purchased four
different products for a total of $97.47.
The products were:
Snuffadelic - it promises a "potent coke alternative" that will have you
"glowing in 8 to 10 minutes." There's also a warning in bold print "you
can overdose on this product."
Trip 2 Night - it's an LSD alternative. The shopper is cautioned "it
could get a little scary."
Legal speed - a product marketed as the "super pill for the young
generation."
Bliss extra - a product marketed as "a pure ecstasy alternative."
One thing that the website didn't check, was the age of the person
making the purchase. NBC2 enlisted the help of Madelyn who is just 14
years old.
"It was really easy. It doesn't have any restrictions. It doesn't ask
your age," said Madelyn.
Madelyn used her name and NBC2's credit card with her mother's
permission.
"How are they gonna know how old you are? If you have your parent's
credit card and you're going online, there's no way to prove how old you
are," said Shawn, Madelyn's mother.
"The accessibility is phenomenal. When you look at the websites that are
out there. And the way that they advertise them it's very appealing for
young people," said Dr. Michael D'Amico, Director of Children's Services
at the David Lawrence Center.
Dr. D'Amico helps drug addicted kids at the David Lawrence Center in
Naples. He's just one of many people with concerns over the online
highs.
The Food and Drug Administration wrote letters just a few months ago to
some of the websites NBC2 checked out. The letters warned "promoting
their herbal highs as alternatives to illicit street drugs" will prompt
"enforcement action."
But as of now, the FDA won't specify what action it would take.
The order arrived in just a few days.
Snuffadelic is a white powdery substance that looks like cocaine. The
website says to mix it with soda. Trip 2 Night comes in red pills, Legal
Speed comes in brown pills and Bliss Extra comes in blue pills.
NBC2 took the herbal highs to a state crime lab. Chemists will take the
four products and test them for 1,000 different substances, to determine
what is actually in the products.
Snuffadelic and Trip 2 Night contain dextro-methor-phan which is a
potentially toxic ingredient in cough syrup.
"If you took it in high amounts, it can give you hallucinations," said
Tamara Monville, a crime lab analyst.
But you won't find any reference to the chemical on the drug's
packaging.
"This labeling did not match what was in there completely," said
Monville.
The test also showed evidence of the dietary supplement Ephedra in Legal
Speed and Bliss Extra. But these products are marketed as legal highs,
not weight loss drugs.
A recent congressional report found Ephedra users reported health
problems, even when taken within proper guidelines. Ephedra was even
linked to the death of Baltimore Orioles Pitcher Steve Bechler last
spring.
"The deaths that we hear related with Ephedra are generally associated
with heart failure, stroke, or heart attack," said D'Amico.
Doctors said mixing these drugs with other illegal drugs could be
deadly. So even though these products promise a natural high, it could
be a fatal trip.
The website that Madelyn used to purchase the drugs claims it prosecutes
underage buyers. NBC2 made several attempts to call the Rhode Island
based company to find out how Madelyn could purchase the products, but
were unable to reach a company representative.
NBC2 took this information to the Attorney General's Economic Crimes
Unit in Tallahassee where they were appalled by NBC2's findings.
"It's like your friendly neighborhood drug dealer has come to the
Internet airwaves and provided these drugs to you in the convenience of
your home. What's terrifying is that these are clearly very strong drug
combinations. We've been in touch with a pharmacologist at FAMU and he's
horrified at the combinations we're seeing," said Lisa Raleigh of the
Attorney General's Economic Crimes Unit.
The Attorney General's office also said the sites could be in violation
of Florida's truth in advertising laws.
do I have this bad feeling about some company selling DXM as an LSD
alternative?
http://www.nbc-2.com/News/stories/080603-natural_high.shtml
Buying a natural high online
reported by Carson Chambers
Last updated: August 06, 2003 06:21 PM
LEE COUNTY, August 6, 2003 - Several websites promise to deliver pills
that get you high just like cocaine, speed, LSD and ecstasy. Only these
drugs are legal and you don't need a dealer or a pharmacist to find your
fix. NBC2 investigated several websites and the natural highs they sell,
then took the products to a local laboratory to find out more about the
pills.
The site NBC2 checked out is peppered with rainbow colored smiley faces.
They even send a free lollipop with your order. NBC2 purchased four
different products for a total of $97.47.
The products were:
Snuffadelic - it promises a "potent coke alternative" that will have you
"glowing in 8 to 10 minutes." There's also a warning in bold print "you
can overdose on this product."
Trip 2 Night - it's an LSD alternative. The shopper is cautioned "it
could get a little scary."
Legal speed - a product marketed as the "super pill for the young
generation."
Bliss extra - a product marketed as "a pure ecstasy alternative."
One thing that the website didn't check, was the age of the person
making the purchase. NBC2 enlisted the help of Madelyn who is just 14
years old.
"It was really easy. It doesn't have any restrictions. It doesn't ask
your age," said Madelyn.
Madelyn used her name and NBC2's credit card with her mother's
permission.
"How are they gonna know how old you are? If you have your parent's
credit card and you're going online, there's no way to prove how old you
are," said Shawn, Madelyn's mother.
"The accessibility is phenomenal. When you look at the websites that are
out there. And the way that they advertise them it's very appealing for
young people," said Dr. Michael D'Amico, Director of Children's Services
at the David Lawrence Center.
Dr. D'Amico helps drug addicted kids at the David Lawrence Center in
Naples. He's just one of many people with concerns over the online
highs.
The Food and Drug Administration wrote letters just a few months ago to
some of the websites NBC2 checked out. The letters warned "promoting
their herbal highs as alternatives to illicit street drugs" will prompt
"enforcement action."
But as of now, the FDA won't specify what action it would take.
The order arrived in just a few days.
Snuffadelic is a white powdery substance that looks like cocaine. The
website says to mix it with soda. Trip 2 Night comes in red pills, Legal
Speed comes in brown pills and Bliss Extra comes in blue pills.
NBC2 took the herbal highs to a state crime lab. Chemists will take the
four products and test them for 1,000 different substances, to determine
what is actually in the products.
Snuffadelic and Trip 2 Night contain dextro-methor-phan which is a
potentially toxic ingredient in cough syrup.
"If you took it in high amounts, it can give you hallucinations," said
Tamara Monville, a crime lab analyst.
But you won't find any reference to the chemical on the drug's
packaging.
"This labeling did not match what was in there completely," said
Monville.
The test also showed evidence of the dietary supplement Ephedra in Legal
Speed and Bliss Extra. But these products are marketed as legal highs,
not weight loss drugs.
A recent congressional report found Ephedra users reported health
problems, even when taken within proper guidelines. Ephedra was even
linked to the death of Baltimore Orioles Pitcher Steve Bechler last
spring.
"The deaths that we hear related with Ephedra are generally associated
with heart failure, stroke, or heart attack," said D'Amico.
Doctors said mixing these drugs with other illegal drugs could be
deadly. So even though these products promise a natural high, it could
be a fatal trip.
The website that Madelyn used to purchase the drugs claims it prosecutes
underage buyers. NBC2 made several attempts to call the Rhode Island
based company to find out how Madelyn could purchase the products, but
were unable to reach a company representative.
NBC2 took this information to the Attorney General's Economic Crimes
Unit in Tallahassee where they were appalled by NBC2's findings.
"It's like your friendly neighborhood drug dealer has come to the
Internet airwaves and provided these drugs to you in the convenience of
your home. What's terrifying is that these are clearly very strong drug
combinations. We've been in touch with a pharmacologist at FAMU and he's
horrified at the combinations we're seeing," said Lisa Raleigh of the
Attorney General's Economic Crimes Unit.
The Attorney General's office also said the sites could be in violation
of Florida's truth in advertising laws.