Synthetic MarijuanaA. Slang Namesa. JWH-018, -073, etc.i. Named after the creator, John W. Huffmanb. Blissc. Blazed. Yucatan Firee. Spicef. Fake Weedg. K2h. Skunki. Moon RocksB. Methods of Usea. Smokingi. Jointsii. Bongsiii. Vaporizersb. Eatingi. Cookiesii. BrowniesC. Short Term Side Effectsa. Similar to classic marijuanai. Elevated moodii. Anxietyiii. Slowed speechiv. Excessive sweatingv. Confusionvi. Relaxationvii. Altered perceptionb. Hallucinogenic Effectsi. Seeing things that arent thereii. ColorsD. Long Term Side Effectsa. Similar to marijuanai. Lazinessii. Brain cell deteriorationiii. Lung cancerb. Hallucinationsi. Chemicals sprayed on the marijuana plant cause hallucinogenic effects anywhere from five minutes to five years after taking the drugc. AddictionE. Other Health Hazardsa. Rapid heart ratei. Can lead to heart attacksb. Vomitingc. Seizuresi. The synthetic cannabinoids are designed to hit the cannabinoid receptors very hard causing much more exaggerated effects compared to regular marijuanad. Has metal residuei. Depending on the manufacturer, there may be metal residue that is harmful to healthe. Agitationf. Hallucinationsi. Suddenly hallucinating without prior warning while driving a car is a huge health hazardF. Addictive Qualitiesa. Can be addictivei. People keep wanting to feel the effectsii. Also causes craving for the drugG. Overdose Potentiala. Much easier to overdose oni. 100% greater potency than regular marijuanab. Possible to overdose oni. If too much is ingested, raised blood pressure can lead to a heart attackH. Societal Usea. 2011 Studyi. Second most used drug next to marijuanaii. 23% of high schoolers claimed to have used itI. Drug Testing Interactionsa. Harder to test fori. Not many places are aware of the test1. It checks for certain chemicals unique to synthetic marijuanaii. Different manufacturers use different ingredients1. Some tests might not look for certain ingredientsJ. Short Storya. My worst addiction that took me beneath the pits of hell was spice. I was introduced to it during intense supervision in 2009. I would carpet hunt, scrape resin from pipes, even wash out my bong into a towel scrape that and mush it between a cardboard piece to dry it and scrape that off to smoke. When I would find enough for a hit when I was out I would actually want to cry when it would blow away from the fan or suck through the pipe without giving me enough of a hit to get high.

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