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trebla
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Men Face Charges after Alleged 'Bath Salts'-Induced Gunplay
#14434074 - 05/11/11 09:41 AM (12 years, 8 months ago) |
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U.S. Rep. Charlie Dent and state Sen. Lisa Boscola are touting legislation to ban the "bath salts" linked to the South Bethlehem incident.
Synthetic substances that mimic marijuana, cocaine and other illegal drugs are making users across the nation seriously ill, causing seizures and hallucinations so intense that thousands of them seek help at emergency rooms. At the request of The Associated Press, the American Association of Poison Control Centers analyzed nationwide figures on calls related to synthetic drugs. The findings showed an alarming increase in the number of people seeking medical attention. Credit AP Photo/The Patriot-News, Chris Knight
Synthetic substances that mimic marijuana, cocaine and other illegal drugs are making users across the nation seriously ill, causing seizures and hallucinations so intense that thousands of them seek help at emergency rooms. At the request of The Associated Press, the American Association of Poison Control Centers analyzed nationwide figures on calls related to synthetic drugs. The findings showed an alarming increase in the number of people seeking medical attention. Credit Credit AP Photo/The Patriot-News, Chris Knight State legislators are proposing a law to ban the sale of bath salts, which are being used as a drug. Credit AcessRx.com
Three young men have been charged as a result of an incident in which a gun was allegedly fired from the window of a South Bethlehem home on Saturday afternoon, Bethlehem police said yesterday.
The alleged shooter, Ryan B. Shoemaker, 25, of 205 Van Buren St., had apparently twice injected himself with “bath salts” or mephedrone, a powerful, but currently legal, stimulant, before shooting the gun, police said.
Roommates told police that Shoemaker had told them he saw people on the roof of the home. Shoemaker told police that people were “watching” him and his girlfriend.
Also yesterday, both U.S. Rep. Charlie Dent, a Republican who represents most of the Lehigh Valley, and state Sen. Lisa Boscola, a Democrat who represents Bethlehem and parts of Lehigh and Northampton counties, both touted legislation to ban the substance.
Dent has authored a bill that, if passed, would define so-called “bath salts”--sometimes also known as “plant food”--as a Schedule One controlled substance.
“Until recently, stories of individuals abusing these substances were very rare,” Dent said through a news release issued by his office.
“Now, Pennsylvanians are frequently reading disturbing accounts involving the behavior of synthetic drug users. It is time for Congress to ban these destructive substances and put an end to their legal sale in our communities,” he stated.
In Hellertown last week, the mother of a borough man who was placed on a ventilator and suffered organ failure after consuming bath salts asked Borough Council to consider banning the substance.
Meanwhile, Boscola praised fellow senators for unanimously passing a bill that would do exactly the same thing as Dent’s bill, but at the state level.
In Pennsylvania, possession or sale of Schedule One controlled substances carries a maximum 15-year jail sentence and $250,000-fine. The bill, which now goes to the state House, would attach the same definitions to salvia divinorum, a hallucinogen, and synthetic marijuana.
“People can pay as little as $10 for these drugs in a gas station or on-line,” Boscola said in a news release. “These cheap synthetic drugs lead to dangerous, violent and deadly incidents. I will urge my House colleagues to act quickly on the bill.”
Police responded to the home at a little before 4:30pm Saturday after reports of gunshots in the 200 block of E. Fifth Street. After responding, police were directed to the Van Buren Street home, which is shared by student and non-student tenants, police said.
A search of the home revealed a handgun, unidentified prescription pills, drug paraphernalia and hypodermic needles, police said.
When police arrived, Shoemaker had an injury to his hand and blood on his shorts. He required treatment at St. Luke’s Hospital in Fountain Hill.
Shoemaker was charged with recklessly endangering another person, disorderly conduct, possession of drug paraphernalia and possession of a controlled substance--Restoril, a powerful hypnotic drug sometimes prescribed for insomnia.
Two of Shoemaker’s roommates were also charged as a result of the police search of the home.
Andrew B. DeAlmagro, 22, was charged with possession of drug paraphernalia, possession of a small amount of marijuana and possession of three different controlled substances--Restoril; Zolpidem, another drug used for insomnia; and Adderall, a drug prescribed for people with Attention Deficit Disorder and sometimes abused by students to help them study longer.
Alexander Demidovsky, 23, was also charged with possession of drug paraphernalia, possession of a small amount of marijuana and possession of Restoril. Do you expect that the federal government will soon ban 'bath salts?
http://hellertown.patch.com/articles/men-face-charges-after-alleged-bath-salts-induced-gunplay
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GoodTimez101
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Re: Men Face Charges after Alleged 'Bath Salts'-Induced Gunplay [Re: trebla]
#14434455 - 05/11/11 11:31 AM (12 years, 8 months ago) |
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Holy smokes! I live in southside Bethlehem, yeah its crazy round here, lot of police activity lately, hear sirens every day from my house, ha bath salt epidemic sweeping the nation indeed
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Doc_T
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Re: Men Face Charges after Alleged 'Bath Salts'-Induced Gunplay [Re: GoodTimez101] 1
#14434467 - 05/11/11 11:34 AM (12 years, 8 months ago) |
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Gunplay > goatplay.
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2jew4u
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Re: Men Face Charges after Alleged 'Bath Salts'-Induced Gunplay [Re: Doc_T]
#14434514 - 05/11/11 11:48 AM (12 years, 8 months ago) |
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Injecting some shit you got at the Bodega down the street, Why dont they just huff gas they cant make that illegal.
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memes
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Re: Men Face Charges after Alleged 'Bath Salts'-Induced Gunplay [Re: 2jew4u]
#14435752 - 05/11/11 04:48 PM (12 years, 8 months ago) |
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lol wtf bath salts? are they actually bath salts or just some synthetic being called that because they look the same?
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Brown Fox
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Re: Men Face Charges after Alleged 'Bath Salts'-Induced Gunplay [Re: memes]
#14436209 - 05/11/11 06:11 PM (12 years, 8 months ago) |
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Quote:
meams said: lol wtf bath salts? are they actually bath salts or just some synthetic being called that because they look the same?
Synthetics. I remember when mephedrone was considered a bath salt at places around me. Hell the gas stations still sell it as that :p
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Re: Men Face Charges after Alleged 'Bath Salts'-Induced Gunplay [Re: Brown Fox]
#14436683 - 05/11/11 08:01 PM (12 years, 8 months ago) |
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Shit is nuts. Bath salts got motherfuckers all but running down the street butt naked with a pistol in hand screaming about demons and shit.
Gotta keep an eye on that type of shit. PCP-esque, and not in the good way
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