Illinois Compiled Statutes 720 ILCS 602/5 – Findings
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The General Assembly finds the following:
(1) Over 3 billion servings of ephedra are consumed
(1) Over 3 billion servings of ephedra are consumed
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by Americans each year.
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(2) Ephedra, or ma huang, has been associated with a
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wide range of severe adverse events, including death.
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(3) The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has
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received over 18,000 reports of adverse reactions by ephedra users, including strokes, seizures, heart attacks, and deaths.
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(4) The Inspector General of the U.S. Department of
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Health and Human Services noted in a report on ephedra adverse events that 60% of those adverse events were experienced by people under the age of 40.
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(5) A study reported in the Annals of Internal
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Medicine concluded that, compared with other herbs, ephedra is associated with a greatly increased risk for adverse reactions and that the use of ephedra should be restricted.
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(6) The American Medical Association and the consumer
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group, Public Citizen, have called for a nationwide ban on ephedra.
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(7) The National Collegiate Athletics Association,
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the National Football League, and the International Olympic Committee have all banned ephedra use by their athletes because of concerns about the safety of this dietary supplement.
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(8) The U.S. Army has banned the sale of ephedra
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products in army commissaries worldwide after 33 army personnel died from consuming ephedra products.
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(9) Canada, Britain, Germany, and Australia have all
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taken steps to restrict the sale of ephedra products.
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