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Pabst Brewing Co. releases Spike Your Juice! fruit flavored malt beverages An easily accessible online product turns any kind of juice into an alco- A new beverage called Blast by Colt 45 holic beverage. European inspired Spike Your Juice is sold online for is said to contain fruit flavors and 12% $9.99 and not regulated by any state department of alcoholic beverage . The product is endorsed by rap- control because it is categorized as food. The product is essentially yeast and organic cane sugar which ferment with any juice and can produce per Snoop Dogg and is labeled in color- an alcohol content percentage range of 3% to 14%, depending on how ful containers with bubbly font. For un- many days the ingredients are allowed to react. Parents are concerned derage drinkers, the high alcohol level that minors have access to such a product simply by checking the box and fruity flavors present an enticing and that asks if the buyer is 21 years or older. dangerous combination similar to the Source: http://www.deseretnews.com recently banned alcoholic energy drinks. DEA finds Spice http://www.prideprevention.org/docs/april11.pdf Adult Chocolate not so nice Lazy Cakes: Melatonin-laced Milk Five substances used to make the herbal incense known as K2 or brownies contain potentially lethal dosage With a slogan boasting “re- Spice have been banned temporar- A new drug-filled brownie is being sold on the inter- taste your youth at 40 proof”, net and at convenience stores across the United Adult Chocolate Milk is the ily after the Drug Enforcement Ad- States. Lazy Cakes contain melatonin, valerian root, first in a line of products from ministration reviewed the chemi- passion flower, and rose hips. Though these are in- Adult Beverage Company cal content of the plant product tended to help an adult fall into a deep sleep, the me- that pair childhood favorites and found several synthetic can- latonin dosage (7.8 mg per “cake”) in each brownie nabinoids as substances of con- could affect the central nervous system to the point with . Easily accessible for purchase, Adult Chocolate cern. During this temporary one- of impaired breathing. This potentially dangerous year ban, which took effect No- dosage packaged in colorful psychedelic wrappers Milk is available to buy online especially raises concern about the threat Lazy Cakes and in stores in 36 states. vember 2010, the DEA will further poses to children. Sold as a dietary supplement, Other products from Adult review the substances and decide Lazy Cakes are able to bypass FDA regulations and Beverage Company sched- whether or not to add them per- are therefore quite widely available. Memphis has uled for release include Or- manently to the Schedule I list of already seen one case of a two-year old ingesting a ange Cream, Fruit Punch, illegal drugs. The synthetic sub- portion of Lazy Cake and being rushed to the local and Limeade. stances in Spice are up to 10x more hospital. The boy recovered but potent than THC, the active ingre- doctors say overdosing on this melatonin-filled pastry could http://articles.nydailynews.com/2010-12- dient in marijuana. Reported side absolutely lead to respiratory 31/entertainment/27086039_1_facebook- effects of smoking this product page-twist-proof depression and death. “not intended for human con- http://www.nbc12.com/story/14168427/cg-3-linedangers-of-lazy- sumption” include extreme agita- cakesrichmond12-on-your-side-alert tion, high blood pressure, and in-

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MDMA (3, 4 methylenedioxy-N-methylamphetamine), or ecstasy, is a synthetic Want to learn more about Spice? drug with both stimulant and hallucinogenic qualities. The drug, once popular The latest documentary produced by within the rave culture and in non-alcoholic dance clubs, had been on the decline, Human Relations Media is a 13-minute but recent reports show that use of this drug, along with raves, is on the rise. Be- cause of MDMA’s popularity, not only is the production increasing around the long program featuring Idaho experts world, but tablets and capsules being sold as “Ecstasy” are often not pure MDMA. and is available to borrow from the The growing number of pills and capsules being marketed as MDMA but contain- Idaho RADAR Center. Visit http:// ing drugs like methamphetamine, PCP, amphetamine, ketamine, and PMA—with radar.boisestate.edu or call 208-426- or without MDMA—has increased the dangers associated with MDMA use. 2946 to order a copy. Source: http://www.streetdrugs.org/mdma.htm and Officer Jermaine Galloway, Boise Police Dept. Electronic Cigarettes & Secondhand Smoke Four Loko Reformulated Electronic cigarettes emit two dangerous chemicals—nicotine The caffeinated alcoholic involved in and diethylene glycol, a chemical used in antifreeze that can cases of alcohol poisoning and deaths nationwide cause eye irritation and respiratory-tract irritation. With is back on the shelves. Once popular among binge chronic exposure it can cause harmful reproductive and fetal drinking college students for the promise of a pro- effects. Nicotine can cause heart attacks and other dangerous longed buzz enabling the drinker to party all night, cardiovascular conditions. Action on Smoking and Health ex- the reformulated Four Loko has removed all caf- presses concern about their use in places where the vapors feine and stimulants. The newest version of Four may be inhaled by nonsmokers. Loko still contains up to 12% alcohol and often Read more at: http://www.gaspforair.org/gasp/gedc/artcl- comes in 23.5 ounce cans. Other brands of alco- new.php?ID=546 holic energy drinks such as Core, have also modi- fied their recipes and returned to the shelves. http://ccsu236.wordpress.com/2010/12/10/four-loko-banned- “People who begin drinking alcohol before the and-now-reformulated/ age of 15 are six times more likely than those who start at age 21 and older to develop alcohol Marijuana Linked With Testicular Cancer problems. Parents and other adults need to be Use is associated with nonseminomas, the more aggres- aware that providing alcohol to children can ex- sive form of the disease. The researchers found that the pose them to an increased risk for alcohol abuse odds of having testicular cancer were 70 percent higher and set them on a path with increased potential among men who reported current marijuana use compared for addictionaddiction.” with nonusers. -SAMHSA Administrator http://radar.boisestate.edu/pdfs/MarijuanaLinkedwTesticularCancer.pdf Pamela S. Hyde, J.D. Youth Perception of “Great Risk” “Whipped Lightning” and “Cream” 10 Slang Terms Percentage of youth who Parents Need to Know Alcoholic Whipped Cream perceive danger in the fol- About Rx Drugs Also referred to as “Cream” and “Whipahol”, lowing activities: 1. All Star — Taking multiple Whipped Lightning contains 30 to 36 proof alcohol 70% Smoking 1 or 2 drugs available in ten flavors. Currently sold in 16 states, the product is promoted as being the perfect topping packs of cigarettes a 2. Vikings — Vicodin pills day 3. Trail Mix — Various pre- for anything from coffee to alcoholic shots and fancy cocktails. Whipped Lightning can be dangerous 50% Using or scription drugs, often LSD once or twice a served in a bag or bowl at because the sweetness masks the alcohol flavor month parties and entices consumers to opt for generous serv- 40% 5 or more alcoholic 4. Cotton — OxyContin ings. On the website’s distribution map of nation- drinks once or twice 5. Kibbles & Bits — Ritalin wide availability, Idaho is listed as a state in which a week 6. Jack — A person who Whipped Lightning is “Not Yet Available”, hinting at 34% Smoking marijuana steals someone else’s drugs hitting Idaho shelves in the near future. once a month http://www.whippedlightning.com/article.jsp?article=195 7. Pancakes and Syrup — Source: SAMHSA Survey 2007-08 Combination of a sedative and codeine cough syrup 8. Babysit — Guiding a friend Synthetic stimulants being sold as bath salts are being smoked, snorted, through first drug experi- and injected by users despite the warning “not for human consumption”. ence The bath salts can be legally purchased over the internet and in head shops 9. — Valium in the although they have been banned in , Australia, 10. Legal Speed — Over-the- Israel, and the European Union. Dangers associated with Ivory Wave in- counter asthma medication clude rapid heart rate, agitation, increased blood pressure, seizures, kidney failure, overdoses, extreme paranoia, insomnia, muscle damage, hallucina- For more info visit: tions, suicidal thoughts, brain swelling, and intense cravings for more. www.informedfamilies.org For more information visit: http://www.betheparents.org/articles/the_new_legal_highs