What Is Synthetic Marijuana? Everything You Need To Know About Spice And K2
Over 30 people were hospitalized in New York City last month after smoking some fake marijuana that had them acting more like “zombies.” In fact, an eyewitness described the incident as “a scene out of ‘The Walking Dead.’”
They had overdosed on what is called synthetic marijuana, which is known to cause users to act erratically, experience respiratory problems and even collapse on the street.
Synthetic marijuana isn’t just one drug. It is more of a combination of elements, “a family of man-made chemicals,” all of which interact with the same cell receptors in the brain as the active ingredient in natural marijuana, THC.
Synthetic marijuana is a bunch of industrial chemicals that’s sprayed on dried leaves and lawn clippings and sold under several brand names, the popular ones being K2 and Spice. According to the National Institute of Drug Abuse, people who take artificial marijuana...
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