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23 wrz 2016 · 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.
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3 gru 2012 · Spice abusers can be grouped in three main categories based upon previous drug use: 1) marijuana smokers, 2) occasional drug users seeking to avoid legal complications, and 3) drug-naïve, curious experimenters.
Spice is a nickname for a herbal mixture containing one or more of a group of drugs called synthetic cannabinoids. Spice was originally a brand name of a drug, sold as a ‘legal high’ along with other brand names like Black Mamba, Annihilation, Exodus Damnation and Happy Joker. They contained a non-psychoactive
26 wrz 2016 · 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.
1 maj 2016 · (2015) found that 52% had used illicit drugs or medication in the two months before going into prison, notably cannabis (38%) and cocaine (29%) – compared with much lower rates of 6% for spice ...
29 paź 2015 · The drug commonly referred to as “Spice” is actually a category of several hundred chemicals in the group known as synthetic cannabinoids. Reference to the term synthetic marijuana is misleading and suggests these drugs are well tolerated. In actuality they are dangerous and unpredictable.
What is it? Synthetic cannabinoids, also known as K2 or Spice, are compounds created in laboratories and mimic delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol (THC), the main ingredient in marijuana that produces the psychoac-tive effect.