Tuesday, August 17, 2010

Gov. Culver: Announces educational campaign to prevent synthetic marijuana use

IowaPolitics.com (Des Moines, IA) August 16:

"'This campaign’s goal is to make Iowa parents aware of a new substance and its potentially harmful effects, and to urge them to talk with their kids to prevent the use of products such as K2,' Culver said. 'Emergency action last month by the Pharmacy Board to ban synthetic marijuana sales in Iowa was an important step, but since K2 may still be available through other means, education is required.' ... 'When informed, parents can have a great deal of influence when it comes to youth making healthy choices,' said Tom Newton, Director of the Iowa Department of Public Health. 'These messages will help parents learn more about K2, so they can add it to the mix when talking with their teenagers about substance abuse.'"
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