Rat poison is just one of the potentially dangerous substances likely to be mixed into illicit drugs
- Written by: C. Michael White, Distinguished Professor and Head of the Department of Pharmacy Practice, University of Connecticut
Impurities are often added to recreational drugs to mask poor quality.Sebastian Leesch/EyeEm via Getty ImagesOver 150 people in Illinois started bleeding uncontrollably after using synthetic cannabis-based products – including fake marijuana, Spice and K2 – that contained the rat poison brodifacoum in March and April 2018. By the end...
