,i  #aac? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #badh  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,may #bc1 #bjac ,mr4  
,c>son ( ,indiana introduc$ ! foll[+    
bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on   
,en]gy & ,comm]ce  ,a ,,bill  ,to am5d !
 ,(fice ( ,national ,drug ,control      
,policy ,reau?orization ,act ( #aiih to 
increase public aw>5ess ab\t ! dang]s ( 
syn!tic drugs ?r\gh ! national y\?      
antidrug m$ia campaign4  #a4 ,%ort title
 ,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,syn!tics are
 ,dang]\s ,act ( #bjac4  #b4 ,f9d+s ,!  
,congress f9ds z foll[s3  7#a7 ,syn!tic 
drugs1 sometimes ref]r$ to z design]    
drugs1 are *emical comp\nds produc$ 9   
cl&e/9e laboratories to mimic or enhance
 ! effects ( s*$ule ,i controll$        
sub/ances su* z me?amphetam9e1 ec/asy1 &
 m>ijuana4  7#b7 ,giv5 ! lack ( ext5sive
 m$ical rese>* on _m syn!tic drugs & _! 
v>i\s analogues1 ! full scope ( _!      
h>mful effects is n well und]/ood4  7#c7
 ,! circum/antial evid5ce ( ! h>mful    
effects ( syn!tic drugs1 p>ticul>ly     

syn!tic cannab9oids 7su* z ,k#b & spice7
 & syn!tic /imulants 7su* z ba? salts7  
are1 nev]!less1 al>m+--  7,a7 9 #bjaj1 m
 ?an #aa1jjj individuals 7 admitt$ into 
! em]g5cy room f complications aris+ f  
syn!tic drug use1 & ne>ly #be p]c5t ( ^?
 pati5ts requir$ fur!r m$ical treatm5t2 
&  7,b7 9 #bjaa1 ! ,am]ican ,association
 ( ,poison ,control ,c5t]s report$ m ?an
 a two-fold increase 9 ! numb] ( calls  
relat$ to syn!tic m>ijuana f ! previ\s  
ye>4  7#d7 ,! h>mful effects ( +e/+     
syn!tic drugs include b are n limit$ to 
agitation1 anxiety1 nausea1 vomit+1     
ta*yc>dia1 elevat$ blood pressure1      
tremor1 seizures1 halluc9ations1 p>anoid
 behavior1 & nonresponsiv5ess4  7#e7 ,l 
all s*$ule ,i drugs1 ^! syn!tic drugs   
are drugs t h a high pot5tial = abuse1 h
 no m$ical use 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates1 & lack
 an accept$ safe use4  7#f7 ,! passage (
 ! ,syn!tic ,drug ,abuse ,prev5tion ,act
 ( #bjab 0 an important /ep 9 r$uc+ !   
access ( te5s & "y adults to dang]\s &  
addictive syn!tic drugs4  7#g7 ,new     

syn!tic drugs are be+ manufactur$ t     
conta9 *emical comp\nds n f\nd on s*$ule
 ,i1 z set =? 9 section #bjb7;c7 ( !    
,controll$ ,sub/ances ,act 7#ba         
,u4,s4,c4 #hab7;c771 t nev]!less mimic  
or enhance ! effects ( controll$        
sub/ances l me?amphetam9e1 m>ijuana1    
ec/asy1 & ,,lsd4  7#h7 ,hundr$s1        
pot5tially ?\s&s1 ( te5s & "y adults w  
be admitt$ into em]g5cy rooms ar\nd !   
c\ntry f complications caus$ by ! +e/ion
 ( ! next bre$ ( h>mful1 syn!tic drugs4 
7#i7 ,x is ! s5se ( ! ,congress t !re is
 an urg5t ne$1 p>ticul>ly among te5s1 "y
 adults1 & p>5ts1 to raise aw>5ess ab\t 
! dang]s ( ^! new syn!tic drugs4  #c4   
,increas+ public aw>5ess ( dang]s (     
syn!tic drugs ?r\gh national y\?        
antidrug m$ia campaign ,section #gji ( !
 ,(fice ( ,national ,drug ,control      
,policy ,reau?orization ,act ( #aiih    
7#ba ,u4,s4,c4 #agjh7 is am5d$--  7#a7 9
 subsection 7a77#c71 by ins]t+ & syn!tic
 drug use aft] illegal drug use2 &  7#b7
 by r$esignat+ subsection 7l7 z         

subsection 7m7 & ins]t+ aft] subsection 
7k7 ! foll[+ new subsection3  7l7       
,def9itions ,= purposes ( ?is section3  
7#a7 ,drug ,! t]m drug has ! mean+ giv5 
su* t]m 9 section #gjb7c7 & includes a  
syn!tic drug4  7#b7 ,syn!tic drug ,! t]m
 syn!tic drug means an artificially     
produc$ sub/ance t1 z det]m9$ by !      
,director1 is an analog or d]ivative ( a
 controll$ sub/ance 7z def9$ 9 section  
#ajb7f7 ( ! ,controll$ ,sub/ances ,act  
7#ba ,u4,s4,c4 #hjb7f771 b is n itself a
 controll$ sub/ance4  4