What is Synthetic Marijuana?
Basically, synthetic pot is made by combining dozens of chemical compounds with dried shredded plant material to create a substance that's similar to pot. The drug is increasing in popularity all over the world because of three main reasons; its affordable, it provides users with a higher high than real pot, and it's easily accessible. Synthetic marijuana goes by the following street names; Spice, K2 and Green Giant among others. It is important to note that over 100 chemicals are normally used to make synthetic pot.
Dangers of Using Synthetic Marijuana
As you may already know, natural ingredients are always safer than synthetic ingredients in almost every industry. Taking in synthetic compounds into your body either through the mouth or nose is bound to cause some serious problems. For instance, using synthetic marijuana can cause paranoia, kidney failure, hallucinations, seizures, tremor, high blood pressure, vomiting and chest pain among other serious side effects. In different parts of the country, hundreds of people have been hospitalized after using synthetic marijuana. In the state of New York, for instance, 160 people were recently hospitalized in one week due to complications related to synthetic marijuana use. Between March and April, 2015, Alabama authorities report that a whopping 100 people were hospitalized for the same reason. In Virginia, one person is reported to have overdosed on synthetic marijuana.
Treatment
The most common signs that someone is under the influence of synthetic marijuana are; violent behavior and gross confusion. In some cases, the violence may take a sexualized form. Unfortunately, the acute state of confusion does not go away. Doctors only treat the symptoms and hope for the best.
Since childhood, people are always taught never to use drugs, and many never do. However, those who do should be warned to stay away from synthetic marijuana and any other drug that is made by mixing chemical compounds. Hopefully, that might help them live a normal life.
