这Dangers of Synthetic Marijuana

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远离任何实际的大麻或THC，合成大麻是一种名为生产的化合物的偏差effects similar to THC（至少是原始制造商的预期目的），但是，由于演变成了未知数的高度变体混合物。这些未知数涉及实际内容以及各种效果和危险，而植物物质可以用化学物质喷涂出来marijuanafor smoking, that’s as close to real marijuana as it gets.

Hazardous Disguises

因为药物只是一个伪装for marijuana, the term “synthetic cannabinoids” is the preferable term by public health experts who recognize the promoted chemical properties basically interact with cannabinoid receptors in the brain, albeit, more powerfully, than THC. According to theNIDA, “Synthetic cannabinoids are included in a group of drugs called “new psychoactive substances (NPS)”. For the average individual, the term “synthetic marijuana” infers that the drug is as safe as marijuana and in the context of legality, legal because the chemicals are typically undetectable when subject to urinalysis.

在广泛的品牌名称和目的下销售在厂房，烟雾店，加油站和其他场地遏制执法，综合大麻往往是，当大麻不是时，很容易达到。任何合成大麻的真实方面都是不可预测，不受管制和危险的。“不满意的人类消费”往往是在被视为使用的套餐的标签上，如花香或草药香，色彩缤纷的包装和卡通人物吸引买家。最常见的品牌名称包括K-2，Spice，Kush，Joker和数百人，但是，年轻虐待者的激烈的兴奋性几乎太多了。

不良心理效应

Synthetic marijuana can cause extreme anxiety and panic attacks.

大脑中的大麻素受体有助于调节心情，食欲，恶心，疼痛和炎症。从THC使用的改变的功能通常会导致放松，心情升高，思维或扭曲的感知。这NIDAstates that,” Because the chemical composition of many synthetic cannabinoid products is unknown and may change from batch to batch, these products are likely to contain substances that cause dramatically different effects than the user might expect.”

What the user anticipates and what actually happens is virtually a random stroke of luck for some, while others go off on wild tangents of thoughts, moods, or behaviors. Any disruptions in brain signaling, chemical messenger systems, circuits, or pathways can take on a whole new level of abnormality and complexity for which treatment needs can become critical. Some of the most notably adverse psychological effects are:

• 幻觉
• 妄想
• Paranoia
• Panic attacks
• Extreme Anxiety
• 困惑
• 侵略性，暴力和其他有害倾向和行为
• Suicidal thoughts, attempts, and completions

Physical Dangers

虽然，根据CDC,it has been “indicated that persons aged 30–39 years and aged >40 years were significantly more likely than those aged 10–19 years to report a severe outcome.” Unpredictability during intoxication is not the only extremely noteworthy problem of synthetic marijuana use, however. There is a great deal of physical and developmental issues involved in the use of a drug that is untested, unmonitored, and simply unsafe in its potential toxicity. Since this is a drug that appeals to younger abusers, the fact that there may be long term repercussions is cause for alarm considering the fact that their brains are not fully developed before reaching the age of 25.

一些最常见的身体危险包括：

• 心动过速和其他与心脏相关的问题
• 呕吐
• Acute kidney injury or failure
• Hyperglycemia – unusually high sugar levels in the blood
• 低钾血症 - 血液中缺乏钾（可导致肌肉弱点和心脏骤降，包括心脏骤停）
• Acidosis
• Lowered Immunities
• Breathing and lung problems including the complications of pneumonia
• Seizures
• 昏迷
• 死亡

Other Dangerous Issues

While the primary consumption method of the chemicals is smoking the coated leafy substances, vapors and oils are also available to make using easier and less obvious perpetuating greater abuse. People who use synthetic marijuana are also more vulnerable to dangers as they use the drug in combination with other drugs or alcohol. The combinations can make for deadly cocktails or, in the least, cause serious consequences that may, or may not, be immediately apparent or permanent.

To put things in perspective, many of the compounds identified in the past have been tweaked into new products and more than likely, there will be many more dangers linked to the use of synthetic marijuana. In fact, according to theCDC, “Monthly calls to all poison centers are tracked by the National Poison Data System, which reported that adverse health effects or concerns about possible adverse health effects related to synthetic cannabinoid use increased 330% from 349 in January 2015 to 1,501 in April 2015.” These numbers are hardly exceeded by any other drug.