[WARNING] Cocaine, Crack Being Cut with Levamisole

[Not Yellow]

A reported three drug users required hospitalization in Seattle stemming from close to fatal poisoning from the drug Levamisole, a deworming medication for animals, that was used to cut the crack and cocaine they consumed.
Public Health of Seattle & King County claimed that one patient alone had a medical bill of $100,000 and another needed surgery. Apparently, Levamisole can wipe out a human’s white blood cell count and create other serious health problems:

• high fever
• chills
• swollen glands
• painful sores on the mouth and anus

They issued an alert last Thursday to rehab centers in an effort to reach the users about Levamisole. Director of the public-health department, David Fleming, said:

You can’t tell if the cocaine or crack is contaminated with Levamisole by looking at it. [...] Don’t take a chance and risk your life.

According to Bob Wood, AIDS-control officer with Public Health, until last fall, little was known about Levamisole, because it was “obscurely reported” in the medicinal field despite it being discovered in the 1960’s.
Wood noted:

It’s a good time to remind people that cocaine is a dangerous drug. [...] Now, it’s dangerous for another reason.

Cases in a couple of states as well as areas in Canada and England have appeared within the past two years — so apparently it’s a growing epidemic. Cocaine and crack users are essentially playing Russian roulette while chasing their next high.


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Sorry if this has been posted, just keeping an eye out for all you blades out there.

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[SmokinBluntz]

I don't think that numbs your tounge.

[Wilheim88]

I just got a gram out of Atlanta tonight, and I wanted to get on erowids and look up some things and I see a warning put out on Sept 8, 2009. And I read about the cutting with levamisole and that there are apparently 3 reported deaths in the united states. My question is, how much cocaine did these people injest and for how long, I'm almost sure that if apparently 1/3 of all cocaine (or 30% as reported by the DEA) in the US is cut with this, I'm sure there is a great number of people taking in this additive and only 3 have died. So how worried should we be?

[xXMelkorXx]

man...all that blow..its calling me

[kishou]

FUCKKKKK ME! THATS MY HOMETOWN! I hope the next time i buy some blow it doesn't have that in it.

[J-Joey]

this is just more reason why it should be regulated
pharm grade blow, anyone?

[kishou]

Originally Posted by J-Joey

this is just more reason why it should be regulated
pharm grade blow, anyone?

well the closest thing to it (chemically) is ritalin. I think, i'm not sure though i heard about it somewhere..

[Cmystic31]

WARNING: Crack is whack!

Cocaine is cool though.

[dontaskfordosag]

I hope mine doesnt have any... lol