New Street Drug Causes of 'Sons of Anarchy' Star's Death

Posted by Amber Lee on

Sorry, parents. You've got something else to keep an eye out for: Smiles. It's a new street drug, that not many people know about. It's a chemical in powder for that is commonly mixed in with chocolate. Since kids don't know much about it, they buy it thinking they're getting a cheap high, but end up putting themselves in danger. According to the news article from NBC:

"Like all the 2C drugs, it’s a psychoactive, hallucinogenic chemical that alter the brain’s balance of dopamine and serotonin. Smiles is particularly powerful, binding to serotonin receptors in the brain at 20 times the rate of another drug used in schizophrenia research, according to an experiment performed by Purdue University chemists."

 

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