It is important to protect your own mental health and not put yourself in situations where drugs are being used. This lesson, provides scientific information about teen brain development and the effect of drugs and alcohol use on the brain.
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Department of Health and Human Services. National Institutes of Health. What is Spice? Expand All What happens to your brain when you use Spice? What happens to your body when you use Spice?
Can you overdose or die if you use Spice? Is Spice addictive? Withdrawal symptoms can include: headaches anxiety depression irritability. How many teens use Spice? The chart below shows the percentage of teens who say they use Spice. Swipe left or right to scroll. So what exactly are these drugs made of and why do they cause such violent reactions. Spice is not a single drug, but a range of laboratory-made chemicals that mimic the effects of tetrahydrocannabinol THC , the main psychoactive component of cannabis.
Research suggests that Spice and other forms of synthetic cannabis are capable of producing much more intense and prolonged effects at much lower doses than natural cannabis.
This is because, while the THC in natural cannabis only partially reacts with the body, synthetic cannabis reacts far more fully. Although the consequences of long-term regular use are not well defined, experts believe that synthetic cannabis has the potential to develop, or cause a relapse of mental illness, especially if there is a family history of mental disorders. In , the first synthetic cannabinoid — which reacts with the body in the same way as cannabis — was identified on the recreational drug market.
Aminoalkylindoles — the most common sub-family of synthetic cannabinoids —- are produced, in kilogram quantities, through quick and simple chemical reactions using legal substances. These substances are produced on a large-scale by chemical companies based in China and then shipped, as bulk powders, to Europe by air or sea. Once in Europe, the synthetic cannabinoids are mixed with or sprayed onto plant material using solvents such as acetone or methanol to dissolve the powders.
We work with all the different internet drugs, and when we started we had about two poisoning cases requiring hospitalization a week in Sweden; now we have two a day. The project uses a very sensitive analytical method — high resolution mass spectrometry. The results of the analysis are kept in a data file so that new drugs can also be identified in patient samples at a later date.
The project has enabled the researchers to identify hundreds of new internet drugs in Sweden, with the result that the Poisons Information Centre is able to provide doctors and care staff with more accurate advice. In addition, the health and social care sector gets a greater insight into which internet drugs are circulating in the country. Several other countries have shown an interest in STRIDA and are in the process of starting up similar projects of their own.
The reason why spice is often first choice for internet drug purchasers is because the smoking blends are easy and cheap to get hold of; they can be quickly and discreetly sent to your home. Another important factor is that they are marketed as being legal.
The term internet drug refers to synthetic psychoactive substances which can be sold online legally because the authorities have not yet classified them as illegal.
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