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Wisconsinites are smoking rat poison. How did we get here?
Rory Linnane, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Published 6:32 a.m. CT Sept. 4, 2018 | Updated 10:41 a.m. CT Sept. 4, 2018
A 33-year-old Wisconsin woman died in July and dozens of others in the state have suffered severe bleeding from rat poison since March, when it started showing up in products that mimic marijuana, often called K2 and spice.
Health officials say they don't know how or why rat poison got into the products, which they call synthetic cannabinoids because they don't contain real marijuana. They're sold in convenience stores and online, often marketed as incense and labeled "not for consumption."
At least 40 cases of bleeding from rat poison have been confirmed in Milwaukee, Outagamie, Dane and Rock counties since March. The outbreak has appeared in 10 other states this year, including seven deaths. Illinois was hit the hardest, with Wisconsin and Maryland next in line.
Wisconsin officials reported Saturday there have been eight new cases in the past two weeks, suggesting the outbreak isn't over...
Wisconsinites are smoking rat poison. How did we get here?
Rory Linnane, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Published 6:32 a.m. CT Sept. 4, 2018 | Updated 10:41 a.m. CT Sept. 4, 2018
A 33-year-old Wisconsin woman died in July and dozens of others in the state have suffered severe bleeding from rat poison since March, when it started showing up in products that mimic marijuana, often called K2 and spice.
Health officials say they don't know how or why rat poison got into the products, which they call synthetic cannabinoids because they don't contain real marijuana. They're sold in convenience stores and online, often marketed as incense and labeled "not for consumption."
At least 40 cases of bleeding from rat poison have been confirmed in Milwaukee, Outagamie, Dane and Rock counties since March. The outbreak has appeared in 10 other states this year, including seven deaths. Illinois was hit the hardest, with Wisconsin and Maryland next in line.
Wisconsin officials reported Saturday there have been eight new cases in the past two weeks, suggesting the outbreak isn't over...