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Alpha Center warns council about 'gas station' drugs; Kershaw moves on retail and zoning restrictions
Summary
Alpha Center presenters told Kershaw County Council that vape shops and gas stations are selling high‑potency nicotine vapes and a range of non‑FDA substances marketed to youth; council heard the presentation and moved forward with first reading of an ordinance prohibiting sale of nitrous oxide and kratom to minors.
At the Jan. 13 Kershaw County Council meeting, representatives from the Alpha Center gave a quarterly update and an educational briefing on emerging retail drugs — products the presenters described as being sold casually in gas stations and vape shops and marketed in ways that can attract youth.
Leanna Adams, coalition director for the Alpha Center, told the council that many retail products are packaged and marketed as "dietary supplements, herbal remedies and legal highs" and that chemical…
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