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State Senate considers tightening laws against synthetic drugs

KETR | By John Mark Dempsey
Published February 17, 2015 at 6:00 AM CST
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The Texas Senate is considering legislation to strengthen the law against synthetic drugs such as "K2" or "Spice" and "bath salts."  Dr. LaVelle Hendricks, associate professor of counseling at Texas A&M University-Commerce, says the effects of substances are terrible.

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John Mark Dempsey
John Mark Dempsey is the host of the public interest program The Blacklands Café from KETR News. Dempsey is also the play-by-play announcer for Commerce Tigers Football on 88.9 FM and on ketr.org.
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