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HR 2148 113th Congress House

Synthetics are Dangerous Act of 2013

Official title: To amend the Office of National Drug Control Policy Reauthorization Act of 1998 to increase public awareness about the dangers of synthetic drugs through the national youth antidrug media campaign.

Introduced: May 23, 2013 Introduced by: Carson, André Democratic · Indiana See on congress.gov
Health Drug trafficking and controlled substancesDrug, alcohol, tobacco useGovernment information and archivesHealth promotion and preventive care
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May 24, 2013
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
May 23, 2013
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
May 23, 2013
Introduced in House
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 Latest action May 24, 2013

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Synthetics are Dangerous Act of 2013 - Amends the Office of National Drug Control Policy Reauthorization Act of 1998 to: (1) include among the purposes of the national youth anti-drug media campaign to encourage parents and other interested adults to discuss with young people the dangers of synthetic drug use; (2) define "drug" for purposes of such campaign to be a controlled substance, including a synthetic drug; and (3) define a "synthetic drug" as an artificially produced substance that is an analog or derivative of a controlled substance but is not itself a controlled substance.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2148: Synthetics are Dangerous Act of 2013. 113th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-2148/
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"H.R. 2148: Synthetics are Dangerous Act of 2013." 113th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-2148/.
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