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State Senate considers tightening laws against synthetic drugs

Iowa Substance Abuse Information Center
Iowa Substance Abuse Information Center

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.

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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