Jeffries leads synthetic drug fact-finding effort
A bipartisan delegation of House members, led by U.S. Rep. Hakeem Jeffries, is on a mission to get the facts behind the rise in the use of synthetic drugs across the country.
Jeffries, along with U.S. Reps. Trey Gowdy (R-South Carolina), G.K. Butterfield (D-North Carolina) and Chris Collins (R-Erie County), has introduced a bill, the Synthetic Drug Awareness Act of 2016, that would require the U.S. Surgeon General to submit a report to Congress on the public health effects of the rise in synthetic drug use among young people ages 12 to 18.
Such a comprehensive study is essential in order to educate parents and the medical community on the health effects of synthetic drugs and stimulants, according to Jeffries (D-Brooklyn-Queens).