New Hampshire declares state of emergency over synthetic drug

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New Hampshire declares state of emergency over synthetic drug

By Ted Siefer MANCHESTER N.H. (Reuters) - New Hampshire Governor Maggie Hassan declared a state of emergency on Thursday in response to 44 reported overdoses linked to people smoking or ingesting "Smacked," a synthetic marijuana-like product sold in convenience stores as potpourri. Manchester police on Wednesday said they had found Smacked in three convenience stores and that those stores' business licenses were revoked. Health officials are particularly concerned about the bubblegum flavor of Smacked, which several people who were brought to area hospitals reported taking. A federal ban on compounds found in synthetic marijuana products and bath salts was enacted in 2012, and later that year New Hampshire joined more 40 other states in adopting similar bans.

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