Designer Drugs. Over the years, modifications to controlled dangerous substances (CDS) have resulted in the creation of “designer drugs.” Structurally or functionally similar to banned CDS, designer drugs are created to mimic the effects of a CDS, while initially avoiding the CDS classification and therefore giving the illusion of legality to these products. In recent years, designer drugs such as “bath salts” (synthetic cathinones) and “synthetic marijuana” (synthetic cannabinoids) have increased in popularity, resulting in initial widespread availability. Many of these products were and continue to be falsely labeled as “not for human consumption,” “for novelty use only,” “plant food” or “bath salts” to conceal from law enforcement their true nature. Due to the danger of these products, especially among youth in New Jersey, the Division of Consumer Affairs acted to ban synthetic cannabinoids. See February 28, 2012 Order of Xxxxxx Xxxxxxxx, former Director of the Division of Consumer Affairs. The United States Drug Enforcement Administration followed, subsequently scheduling many synthetic cannabinoids and cathinones as controlled substances, therefore outlawing them. However, the manipulation of chemical compounds to avoid the controlled substance designation while providing the same effects as the banned substances continues, and both educators and law enforcement must be mindful of designer drugs in school settings and among our youth.
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