Wednesday, July 17, 2019

This problem will end when Illinois legalizes meth

Wasp spray being used as alternative to meth, police say, due to the meth shortage

By Gabrielle Moreira
Posted Jul 16 2019 06:31PM CDT

BOONE COUNTY, W. Va. - West Virginia State Police are warning people that there’s a new drug trend happening in the area – people are using wasp spray as an alternative to methamphetamine.

State police believe the wasp spray contributed to three overdoses within the last week, according to WRGB-TV.

“We’re seeing this here on the streets in Boone County,” Sgt. Charles Sutphin told WRGB-TV. “People are making a synthetic type methamphetamine out of wasp spray.”

Authorities said the physical effects of someone inhaling or ingesting wasp spray including extreme swelling, erratic behavior and redness on a person’s hands and feet.

“It’s a cheap fix, and you don’t know what their overall result of their usage of this is going to be,” Suthphin said.

The state police said they are working with poison control and medical centers to find ways to treat people who’ve used wasp spray to get high.

This story was reported from Los Angeles.

4 comments:

  1. Anonymous7/17/2019

    Ewwwww, she's ugly!

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    1. Anonymous7/18/2019

      Ummmmm, it's cuzza the wasp spray.

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    2. Anonymous7/18/2019

      Ummmmm, I know that.

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  2. Sheesh. Time to lock up wasp spray along with Sudafed. Or...maybe we let the herd thin itself?

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