Political Quotes

“2 years ago a constituent of mine named David Rozga committed suicide shortly after smoking a product called K2--a synthetic form of marijuana. A week before he passed away David had graduated from Indianola High School. He was looking forward to attending my alma mater, the University of Northern Iowa, that fall. David and his friends spent the week after graduation going to parties and celebrating their achievements. Some of David's friends heard about K2 from some other friends who were home from college. They were told that if you smoked this product like marijuana you could get a high. David and his friends were about to go to a concert and thought smoking K2 before would be nothing but harmless fun. However, shortly after smoking K2, David became highly agitated and terrified. His friends tried to calm him down and once he appeared calmer he decided to go home instead of going out with them. Tragically, David took his own life shortly after returning home-- only about 90 minutes after smoking K2 for the first time. The only chemicals in his system at the time of his death were those that comprised K2. David's tragic death is one of the first in what has been a rapidly growing drug abuse trend. In the past 2 years, the availability and popularity of synthetic drugs like K2, Spice, Bath Salts, and 2C-E has exploded. These drugs are labeled and disguised as legitimate products to circumvent the law.…”