Synthetic Drugs

A spike in synthetic drug use locally is affecting hospitals and treatment centers. Lab technicians at Iowa Lutheran Hospital sift through hundreds of samples every day. Techs test blood sugar levels, glucose, diagnosing diseases and drug abuse. But even the most high-tech machines and computers at the hospital cannot detect everything. Des Moines police also see synthetic drug use on the rise. In one of their biggest synthetic-drug bust to date, Des Moines police raided six convenience stores caught illegally selling products such as K2.