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The mission of re:TH!NK, the Lakeshore Tobacco Prevention Network, is to improve the health of our residents by reducing tobacco use and exposure through prevention strategies which include community outreach and involvement to move policy forward collaboratively, across our multi-jurisdictional area.

Friday, April 22, 2011

Wisconsin teen injured smoking in New York

Last weekend 2 women (age 19 and 20) along with a 19 year old Wisconsinite were hospitalized after smoking AM-HI-CO Atomic Bomb in New York City. The Wisconsinite reamains in intensive care at the hospital.

The product was legally purchased at a tobacco kiosk in the mall for approximately $30. The product is a mixure of herbal compounds, which looks similar to marijuana, and was placed in rolling paper and smoked.

The Wisconsin man was transported by medical personal on Saturday due to effects that police described as being "catatonic and hallucinogenic". The next day, the females used the product and had to call 911 due to reations. One female could speak, but not move her body. The other woman was feeling dizzy and slightly disorientated. They were both transported and later released.

Assemblyman Kenneth Zebrowski (D) had introduced Bill Number A5008 in 2010 that would have these products included in New York's controlled substances list.

Full article can be read by clicking link below.

http://pleasantville.patch.com/articles/lawmaker-looks-to-ban-herbal-high-that-sickened-3-over-the-weekend

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