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5 residents of Arnold halfway house sent back to jail for synethetic marijuana use
By triblive.com- Chuck Biedka
Published: 01/28/2016

Five residents of an Arnold halfway house were sent back to jail for violating parole after allegedly using synthetic marijuana, known as “K2,” in December, according to Alle-Kiski Pavilion officials.

In each case, the men had seizures or other medical problems and agitated behavior that required intervention by medics. At least one man was hospitalized.

K2 is an illegal synthetic drug that, when smoked, mimics the effects of the psychoactive ingredient in marijuana. K2 has made users seriously ill in the Alle-Kiski Valley, but no one has died from it here, officials said.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported synthetic marijuana killed 15 people in the first half of 2015, the latest figures available.

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