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Diagnosed and then further evaluated with this c.a.t. scan the same day. and it could be because were talking about the president of the united states. >> right. >> you get a c.a.t. scan out of an abundance of caution to make sure this isnt something else, cancer or something else causing difficulty with swallowing. so thats typically why its performed. >> all right. sanjay, thank you. we know youre going to stay on top of this, as will we at cnn auto evening and bring you more as we have it. ap...

Coming up at the top of the hour, a cnn investigative documentary that you should not miss if you have a teenager the many your life. it is called "deadly high." it is about the drugs that dealers are cashing in. some of the drugs are designed to mimic lsd. two teenagers took a type of synthetic lsd. christian bjerk and elijah stai died days apart. drews investigation led them to charles carlton, a dealer facing a long prison sentence. heres a preview. >> i started ordering, you know, what peopl...

Harmless. theyre anything but harmless. our senior investigative correspondent drew griffin has a special documentary tonight called "deadly high." >> reporter: in the week of june 10th, 2012, law enforcement in grand forks were dealing with an outbreak of violent overdoses, a mystery drug on the streets had already killed two teenagers. >> weve got multiple overdoses, two young men have lost their lives. whats more serious than that. >> reporter: tim purden is the u.s. attorney for north dakota...

Risks, know that no matter what these people tell you about synthetic drugs, they are not safe. youre going to hear uniquely from the drug dealer who talked to us exclusively about just how easy this was. carol, i think youll be amazed to see what you can do today with a computer and an internet connection. its scary but, you know, gain some power through knowledge. >> im eager to watch it. thank you, drew, i appreciate it. tune in tonight, 9:00 p.m. eastern for cnns special investigative docume...

Alternatives to illegal drugs like cocaine, acid, meth, even heroin and marijuana. but theyre not harmless, not by a long shot. if youre a parent of a teenager, tune in tonight to cnn because our senior investigative correspondent will have an entire documentary called deadly high. >> synthetic lsd has been blamed for at least -- >> parents across the country are now learning the painful truth about synthetic designer drugs. >> investigators say he overdosed on a synthetic marijuana -- >> otherw...

Ive come to the point i dont want to use the term synthetic marijuana. calling this stuff synthetic marijuana is like calling astro turf grass. theyre both green and you put them on the ball field, but thats where the similarities end. these are poisonous chemicals manufactured in china, smuggled into this country, sprayed on a biological substance, and they are predominantly marketed to our young people, our children. especially our young caucasian males between the ages of 12 and 24. they are ...

Us. >> and their parents and those involved all coming clean. thank god for that. were so busy and its so hard to keep up with videos and ipads and games and -- >> exactly. >> and inappropriate content just to get to this now is just one more layer of difficulty in parenting. thank you for suggesting this is appropriate for all age groups. great work, excellent work. dogged work, too. i know you really had to chase this for a long time. as usual, fantastic job. dont miss drews special report" de...