CO: Denver-area emergency room doctors report outbreak of illness from Spice, Black Mamba (synthetic marijuana)

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Source: http://www.thedenverchannel.com/new...rt-outbreak-of-illness-from-spice-black-mamba



Denver-area emergency room doctors report outbreak of illness from Spice, Black Mamba
Posted: 08/29/2013
Last Updated: 2 hours ago
Deb Stanley

DENVER - Doctors at the University of Colorado Hospital are warning about a possible bad batch of synthetic marijuana in the Denver metro area.

University Hospital said its emergency department has seen more than a dozen and a half very ill patients within the last 24 hours.

Several of the patients arrived at the emergency room unresponsive. Each one of them was having a reaction to Spice and/or Black Mamba -- two forms of synthetic marijuana, according to Dr. Rich Zane.

Zane said other emergency rooms in the metro area are also seeing numerous patients with ill effects from the drugs...

 

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Source: http://www.thedenverchannel.com/new...hetic-marijuana-called-public-health-outbreak


7NEWS Exclusive: Sicknesses from synthetic marijuana called public health outbreak
At least 40 patients treated for symptoms
Posted: 09/06/2013
Last Updated: 7 minutes ago

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DENVER - Denver Public Health officials confirmed to 7NEWS Thursday that a series of illness linked to synthetic marijuana are now being treated as a public health outbreak...

 

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Source: http://www.cnn.com/2013/09/06/health/synthetic-marijuana-denver/index.html?hpt=hp_t2

3 deaths may be tied to synthetic marijuana in Colorado
By Jacque Wilson, CNN
updated 2:03 PM EDT, Fri September 6, 2013

STORY HIGHLIGHTS

75 people in Colorado may have become sickened after smoking synthetic marijuana
Health officials are looking into whether these are linked to one product or several
Fake pot is a blend of plant and herbal materials that have been sprayed with chemicals

(CNN) -- Three people in Colorado may have died after smoking synthetic marijuana, state health officials fear. The Colorado Department of Public Health has launched an investigation into an outbreak of illnesses at hospitals that may be tied to the dangerous substance...

 

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Sept. 6: Synthetic marijuana product sends dozens to area hospitals

Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Friday, Sept. 6, 2013
CONTACT:
Mark Salley
Communications Director
303-692-2013
Mark.salley@state.co.us

Synthetic marijuana sends dozens to area hospitals

DENVER ? The Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment, along with the Tri-County Health Department, Denver Health and CDC, has launched an epidemiological investigation after several hospitals reported seeing or admitting patients suffering from effects of smoking synthetic marijuana.

One purpose of the investigation is to attempt to identify whether all the patients were sickened by the same product or different products.

Dr. Tista Ghosh, interim chief medical officer for the state, said, ?Initial reports show approximately 75 people who reported smoking a form of synthetic marijuana may have been seen at hospitals in the Denver metro area and Colorado Springs beginning in late August. Several individuals were in intensive care and three deaths are being investigated as possibly associated.

?Don't wait for the results of this investigation. If you have synthetic marijuana, stop using it and destroy it,? said Dr. Ghosh.

State and local health officials will be working with area hospitals to complete chart reviews of patients who were sickened by the synthetic marijuana. CDC is sending a team of four, including a toxicologist and epidemiologist, to assist in the investigation. All investigatory records, including medical records, are confidential under state law and will remain so in this investigation.

The Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment routinely works with local public health agencies to investigate disease or illness outbreaks from communicable diseases and food borne illnesses. As with those investigations, the purpose of this investigation is to identify the cause of the illness so the public can be warned to avoid exposure.

Synthetic marijuana is marketed under many names including Black Mamba, Monkey Spice, K2, Twilight, Spice and Herbal Incense. No single product has been identified as the source for these reported illnesses.

http://www.colorado.gov/cs/Satellit...Layout&cid=1251645775342&pagename=CBONWrapper

 

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Source: http://www.businessweek.com/ap/2013-09-11/feds-probe-likely-synthetic-pot-outbreak-in-colo

Feds probe likely synthetic pot outbreak in Colo.
By By Ben Neary September 11, 2013

DENVER (AP) ? A federal team has arrived in Colorado to help investigate hospital reports that synthetic marijuana is to blame for scores of recent illnesses and possibly three fatalities in Denver and Colorado Springs...

 

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Source: http://www.thedenverchannel.com/new...c-marjuana-outbreak-of-spice-black-mamba-more


150 sickened, possibly 3 dead in Colorado synthetic marjuana outbreak of Spice, Black Mamba, more
Posted: 09/12/2013
Last Updated: 22 minutes ago
Deb Stanley

DENVER - Colorado health officials are now reporting that 150 people have been sickened by an outbreak tied to synthetic marijuana products.

The victims range in age from 13 to 55 years old. Three deaths are being investigated that may be tied to the outbreak...

 

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Source: http://kdvr.com/2013/09/12/health-d...-marijuana-products-tied-to-illness-outbreak/

Health Department: Several synthetic marijuana products tied to illness outbreak
Posted on: 8:52 am, September 12, 2013, by Will C. Holden, updated on: 01:42pm, September 12, 2013

...The investigation cited nearly a dozen product names, including Black Mamba, Crazy Monkey, Crazy Clown, Dead Man Walking, Funky Monkey, Sexy Monkey, SinX, Spice, TenX, Twilight and 3X.

However, Dr. Tista Ghosh, interim chief medical officer for the state, cautioned that these products are not the only brands of synthetic marijuana to avoid...

 

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Source: http://www.dailyjournal.net/view/st...5a52e3c/CO--Synthetic-Marijuana/#.UqoVNo1pehc


CDC report says 221 sickened by synthetic marijuana in Colo., 1 strain linked to Ga. outbreak

THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
First Posted: December 12, 2013 - 1:26 pm
Last Updated: December 12, 2013 - 1:35 pm

DENVER ? Synthetic marijuana is believed to have sickened 221 people in Colorado during an outbreak earlier this year...