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Topic: Health
Author: Val Wadas-Willingham
Publication Name: CNN
Date of Publication: March 19th, 2012
Length of article: 1 page
People who use synthetic marijuana are ending up in just as many emergency rooms as the real drug. This drug, known as K2, is sprayed with chemicals that give it the certain properties of weed, but also make it very toxic. It is sold in places such as convenience stores, gas stations, and other such locations. While it has the effects that people look for when smoking marijuana, it also has side effects which do not resemble the drug. These side effects include catatonic and listless patients. What is especially dangerous about this replacement for marijuana is that there is little to no knowledge about the drug itself, or how to treat an overdose. It is also very hard to detect, because it doesn't show up on conventional drug tests, which makes it all the more dangerous and difficult to deal with.
Conclusion:
People are using a replacement for marijuana, which is actually more toxic and deadly than the original drug. There is very little knowledge on this drug, and experts are saying to document all information regarding treatment and to share it with other doctors to find the best practices. This new drug could have disastrous effects on the teenage brain, which would severely impact their memory and induce psychosis.
People who use synthetic marijuana are ending up in just as many emergency rooms as the real drug. This drug, known as K2, is sprayed with chemicals that give it the certain properties of weed, but also make it very toxic. It is sold in places such as convenience stores, gas stations, and other such locations. While it has the effects that people look for when smoking marijuana, it also has side effects which do not resemble the drug. These side effects include catatonic and listless patients. What is especially dangerous about this replacement for marijuana is that there is little to no knowledge about the drug itself, or how to treat an overdose. It is also very hard to detect, because it doesn't show up on conventional drug tests, which makes it all the more dangerous and difficult to deal with.
Conclusion:
People are using a replacement for marijuana, which is actually more toxic and deadly than the original drug. There is very little knowledge on this drug, and experts are saying to document all information regarding treatment and to share it with other doctors to find the best practices. This new drug could have disastrous effects on the teenage brain, which would severely impact their memory and induce psychosis.
Synthetic weed is just as, or a little more harmful and dangerous than average home grown pot. This is because the synthetic marijuana, also known as K2 is prayed with very toxic chemicals. Unfortunately the side effects for this artificial drug are different than normal marijuana, these side effects include catatonic and listless patients. This synthetic drug is very important for the most part because there is no knowledge about the drug and how to treat a possible overdose.
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