harmful synthetic drugs

Emily Bauer, a sixteen year old girl from Houston, was hospitalized last night due to using a drug that is sold in most convenient stores all around the country. It is a type of legal marijuana, however, this drug has hospitalized over 11,000 people, most of which were ages 12-17. The drug, also referred to as "Spice," can higher blood pressure so much that it could easily cause a stroke. The government sought to outlaw this substance, however, the scientific makers of the drug add new chemicals to it every time there is a ban, so thy can call it something else. These new chemicals being added are highly dangerous, even in very small quantities. Emily's story was shared all over social media sites such as Facebook and Twitter by her younger sister, and eventually reached CNN. Emily was sent into a coma, and her entire body was paralyzed from the neck down. Her brain damage was extensive as a cat scan showed that 70% of her brain was dead matter. Emily is currently going through physical and speech therapy, yet she cannot recognize her family and is often very confused about who and where she is. Her family decided to take her off life support saying that she would have no quality of life. Her parents are now working with organizations to inform teenagers about the harmful effects of synthetic drugs.