Parents Warn Against Synthetic Marijuana After 19-Year-Old Son Dies
Posted on November 10, 2014
“These substances are not benign,” Dr Andrew Monte, the lead author of an editorial in the New England Journal of Medicine, said. “You can buy designer drugs of abuse at convenience stores and on the Internet. People may not realize how dangerous these drugs can be – up to 1,000 times stronger binding to cannabis receptors when compared to traditional marijuana.”
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Why Is ‘Spice’ So Dangerous?
Posted on November 10, 2014
Part of what makes the drug so hazardous is that users can’t be sure what they’re getting, considering its manufacturers rarely test it for safety. Common side effects experienced by Spice users include nausea, vomiting, increased heart rate, hallucination, spike in blood pressure, and in some cases, heart attack.
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Synthetic drugs: Russian Roulette
Posted on November 4, 2014
Kids think they’re getting a ”safer” alternative to pot, but it isn’t.
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Police: Driver in crash that killed two, seriously injured two had smoked spice
Posted on October 28, 2014
The hallucinogenic substance that allegedly was smoked by the driver in a fatal crash in Cayucos on Saturday is available at smoke shops around the county, a sheriff’s narcotics officer said.
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Push is on to ban ‘Cloud 9’
Posted on September 25, 2014