These products are also known as herbal or liquid incense and have brand names such as K2, Spice, Black Mamba, Bombay Blue, Genie, and Zohai, but may be packaged under other brand names also. These chemicals are called cannabinoids because they are similar to chemicals found in the marijuana plant. Because of this similarity, synthetic cannabinoids are sometimes misleadingly called "synthetic marijuana" or "fake weed" , and they are often marketed as safe, legal alternatives to that drug.
In fact, they are not safe and may affect the brain much more powerfully than marijuana; their actual effects can be unpredictable and, in some cases, more dangerous or even life-threatening. Synthetic cannabinoids are part of a group of drugs called new psychoactive substances NPS. NPS are unregulated mind-altering substances that have become newly available on the market and are intended to produce the same effects as illegal drugs. Some of these substances may have been around for years but have reentered the market in altered chemical forms, or due to renewed popularity.
Even without symptoms, the blood's ability to clot is severely impaired and risk of bleeding is high," Dr. Synthetic cannabis — often called Spice, K2, or fake weed — consists of man-made mind-altering chemicals either sprayed on dried shredded plant material, or sold as a liquid to be vaporized and inhaled.
Foil packets of the drug are often sold over the counter at convenience stores, sometimes deceptively labeled as "herbal incense" or "potpourri. Most of the cases in the outbreak involved synthetic marijuana purchased from Chicago-area convenience stores, dealers, or friends, but officials warn the contaminated products could be in counties across the state or beyond.
Very severe bleeding that's prompting them to go to the emergency room. Several similar cases have been reported in other states including Maryland, Wisconsin, Indiana and Missouri. The New York State Department of Health has issued a statewide health advisory about the risk, although it says no cases have been reported in New York to date.
Health Canada says smoking synthetic cannabinoids can result in symptoms that range from seizures to hallucinations to acute psychosis. CBC News is taking steps to securely destroy the packages it purchased during this investigation. According to the Drug Abuse Warning Network, 11, Americans went to the emergency room with side effects from synthetic marijuana in Earlier this month, the U.
Centers for Disease Control issued a warning after finding that 16 synthetic marijuana users in six states suffered acute kidney injuries last year. But Max got in the car and started driving "like a maniac" through town, Dobner recalls.
The car reached speeds of up to kilometres an hour before coming to the end of a road. Max died almost instantly. She began lobbying the Illinois state government to bring in rules that she says are now the toughest in the country. Those kids, they think that just because it is sold in stores it is safe.
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