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2 GOLackawanna Sunday, April 10,2011 COVER PHOTO / CHRISTOPHER J. HUGHES JASON RIEDMILLER PHOTO 3 NEWS Scranton Prep’s Mike McDonald swings for the Page 4 – Sting removes $25K in bath salts fences during Opening Page 6 – One city implements smart parking system Day on Tuesday. SEASON PREVIEW: Page 7 – Event to aid Meals on Wheels Page 26. WS Page 9– Shroud of Turin replica due in area Page 10– Board: Repairs to PNC Field minimal NE 14 ARTS Page 14 – Absolution beginning national tour Page 16 – Auction supports First Friday Scranton Page 19 – Coal-fired pizzeria heats up 26 SPORTS Page 27 – OPINION: Pens eye AHL double title Page 29– PREVIEW: Softball season Page 30– SWB Yankees fall short in opener Page 32 – AH grad entering final track season OUR TEAM GO Lackawanna Editor Obituaries — 558-0113 Christopher J. 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E-mail him at other mile- though, as John peed through get refills on drinks without the [email protected]. stone. out on that elaborate luxury of his underpants towards the often forgotten magic word, Granted, it’s life? most recent piece of furniture and I try to show just as much one that most Regardless, John’s shown an in the house. appreciation for a kind gesture of us have already mastered ex- early aversion to his diaper and “Mommy, I’m like Daddy,” he from a stranger in the grocery +(ISSN No. 0896-4084) cept one very important family proudly parades around the said, a wet line across the car- store. USPS 499-710 member. first floor of our apartment pet marking his intended desti- John believed he learned all “Poop-casso” is in potty train- wearing his recently-purchased nation. of the tricks of the toilet trade Issue No. 2011-100 TS Advertising Newsroom ing. underpants. 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While in my wife’s care, he now as common as hieroglyph- to an album on my wife’s Face- $1.00 per week in PA How did the rest of us miss stood proudly before the potty, ics, we’ve made an important book page. $3.05 per week outside PA Sunday, April 10,2011 GOLackawanna 3 SYNTHETIC DRUG ISSUE AMEDICAL NE ‘MONSTER’ WS Explosion of bath salt abuse surprised hospitals By CHRISTOPHER J. HUGHES [email protected] CRANTON – Dr. William J. Dempsey, M.D., the staff physician of emergency medicine at Communi- Sty Medical Center, has practiced medicine since 1985, and the rash of so-called bath salts-abuse cases sur- prised even him. “What occurred over the past three months was a dra- matic increase like nothing I’ve never seen before related to the abuse of a drug,” Dempsey said. AR “We went from never hearing of a drug to seeing two and three people a day having symptoms, whether they be TS physical or psychiatric, of abusing bath salts.” Dempsey said, like many, that he was confused over the idea of people abusing bath salts. “It took me a while to figure out what this monster that was released into our community was,” he said of the mislabeled synthetic drugs whose effects mimic heroin, cocaine or meth- amphetamine. DON CAREY PHOTO / FOR GO LACKAWANNA Hospital patients brought in The abuse of bath salts oc- under their influence are “ex- curred suddenly, according to tremely paranoid…extremely Dr. William Dempsey. combative and agitated.” More than five times the aver- ic compounds including MDPV age dose of Ativan or Valium is and mephedrone. often needed to sedate someone “They took ecstasy, and they abusing bath salts. Their com- twisted it and made it more po- SPOR bative nature can also require up tent and more dangerous,” he to six people to restrain them, said. “They made it into a crys- according to Dempsey. talline form as opposed to a tab- High levels of sedation re- let so they could snort it or shoot strict the respiratory drive, and it, and they use much higher TS many patients end up being in- doses.” tubated, consuming even more Abuse cases rose sharply from hospital resources. January to March, but Dempsey The doctor said he considers said they have decreased over alcohol to be “the greatest weap- the past week following media on to destroy people mentally, attention to the dangers of the physically and spiritually.” drugs and various legal injunc- “Bath salts make beer look tions against the sale of the CHRISTOPHER J. HUGHES PHOTO / FOR GO LACKAWANNA like Kool-Aid,” he said. Community Medical Center experienced a rapid increase of patients who were under the influence The products contain synthet- of bath salts over the last three months. SeeEMERGENCY, Page 6 4 GOLackawanna Sunday, April 10,2011 Sting operation nets Lawmakers voted 195-0 in favor of measure $25K in bath salts By CHRISTOPHER J. HUGHES through the undercover pur- [email protected] chase of the items disguised WS SCRANTON – A collabora- as household products. tive effort between the Lacka- In one location, the effort wanna County District Attor- gathered 580 containers NE ney’s office and five local po- worth approximately $25,000 lice departments resulted in –a“major dent” in its pres- the seizure of more than ence in the region, according $25,000 in so-called bath to Klein. salts, according to Deputy “He is going to rid this District Attorney Robert county of bath salts,” Klein Klein. said of District Attorney An- Thursday’s effort - called dy Jarbola, adding, “We’re not “Operation: Ivory Wave” as a convinced that everyone has play on one of the common gotten the word.” product names for the syn- Monday’s injunction was thetic methamphetamines - aimed at six businesses in the used the combined force of city of Scranton identified as the Scranton, Scott Town- retailers of bath salts along ship, Dickson City, Archbald with a Jane Doe and a John and Carbondale police de- Doe, representing “yet-to-be- JASON RIEDMILLER PHOTO / FOR GO LACKAWANNA partments and surveyed identified purveyors of the Sen. John Blake discusses state legislation against bath salts in his Scranton office on Thursday. eight locations in Lackawan- products” in Lackawanna na County. County, Klein said. Klein said the operation Undercover work similar to aimed to gauge the level of “Operation: Ivory Wave” will compliance with a permanent continue with the combined PA. HOUSE OKS BATH injunction against products efforts of law enforcement. TS containing mephedrone, “It truly is a united front MDPV and their related com- throughout all law enforce- pounds that was approved in ment agencies,” Klein said. AR Lackawanna County Court “The chiefs deserve a lot of SALTS CHEMICALS BAN on Monday. Officers also credit for their collaboration gathered intelligence in this.” By CHRISTOPHER J. HUGHES “Legislative mandate is neces- government issues. The bill will [email protected] sary in this instance in that my- likely go into the Senate’s judici- The state House of Representa- self and the rest of the General ary committee, according to Bath salts ban approved quickly tives on Monday voted unani- Assembly recognize the urgency Blake, but no mention of HB 365 mously for a bill that would ban to move legislation pertaining to is made on the online schedule By RICH HOWELLS it.