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Joe Harpring | The Republic A myriad of variants in name, and content are collectively known as "spice." Spice is a substitute for marijuana, but with nastier side effects said Bartholomew Coutny Sheriff Sgt. Dave Steinkoenig, holding a recently confiscated sample. Wednesday November 16, 2011.
Joe Harpring | The Republic - A myriad of variants in name and content are collectively known as "spice." Spice is a substitute for marijuana, but with nastier side effects said Bartholomew County Sheriff Sgt. Dave Steinkoenig, who hols a recently confiscated sample.
COLUMBUS — Nearly unconscious on his living room floor, the 16-year-old boy’s heart beat more than three times the normal rate as he fought medics trying to help him.
His eyes rolled back into his head. His arms and legs moved uncontrollably. He screamed.
The teen had smoked “spice” — a synthetic substance marketed as potpourri but smoked like marijuana — and 10 minutes later he began “acting weird and started convulsing,” his friends told police.
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