A 41-year-old Haifa resident was killed yesterday (Monday) on suspicion after using a Nice Guy drug.
The man arrived at Rambam Hospital while resuscitating from his home and was pronounced dead at the scene. When using Nice Guy, which was supplemented with rat poison.
"Lots of hospitalizations related to the Nice Guy drug"
Meanwhile, the Health Committee headed by MK Idit Silman today approved the Ministry of Health's request to add five more substances to the Dangerous Drugs Ordinance, a step that will allow their use to be restricted and the fight against their distribution. Four of the five substances are defined as components of "street drugs". , Cumyl-Pegaclone, Muscimol, Isotonitazene and Lisdexamfetamine.
"This is an important step in maintaining public health, with an emphasis on the younger generation who are today more exposed than ever to the same hazardous substances," said committee chairwoman Edith Silman. To protect, preserve and address the issue in all its aspects. "
MK Silman: "The younger generation is exposed to the same hazardous substances", Photo: Oren Ben Hakon
"We are in an era of synthetic drugs, explosive drugs of all kinds. Their variability is very high and every period comes a new one. These are substances that are very challenging to test for their danger," said Dr. Barak Shapira, national coordinator of pharmaceutical crime at the Ministry of Health. Hospitalizations related to the Nice Guy drug and the substances that make it up. In the past we thought it was a drug of young people. It entered the market as a substitute for cannabis, but today is already used in many cases as a substitute for "old" drugs like heroin, cocaine, etc. and we see a lot of common use. "
Ehud Or Tal, director of operations at the Customs Drugs Unit, first provided the committee with data on the amount of synthetic drugs seized in recent years at the entrance to Israel: By 2020 there were already 55 bags with 68 kg.
By 2021, by the end of September, 57 bags with 56 kilograms had already been seized.
"Most of the packages come through courier and postal companies from abroad. Almost an average kilogram per package. Sometimes most of the insolence also has a warranty certificate in the package that if the authorities seize the package, the customer will receive compensation for the next shipment."