KINGSPORT - A week has made a huge difference for Shannon Phillips. Friday he craved a chocolate milkshake and wanted his PlayStation. Last Friday, his mother wasn't even sure he would make it out of intensive care.
A mix of bath salts in his bloodstream and smoking cigarettes rolled with synthetic marijuana caused Phillips, 18, to overdose late last month and forced doctors to strap him to his bed because of his hallucinations and combative behavior.
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