Different form of Spice leads officers worried

By Sophia Blankmeyer

After an overdose death, Spice, has been found in a different form than before in Cache County. Officers are worried the different form of the harmful drug is potentially more dangerous.

"I have seen different forms of spice throughout my time here," said Sgt. Shand Nazer, an officer at the Logan City Police Department. "But I have never seen it as a liquid form of the chemical, and it is beyond dangerous."

The man had ordered the chemical online from a company in China. While driving home with his girlfriend, he decided to smoke the chemical which immediately left him unconscious. Instead of calling and getting help, she drove him 30 minutes to the nearest hospital, where he was pronounced dead.

"It makes people too sick, and we saw a ton of overdose deaths," Sgt. Jason Olsen said. "Spice is more dangerous because it is man-made. Spice overdoses always results in medical attention."

Cache County has only seen spice in its most commonly known shredded form.