Dr. Palamar posits that it is likely that many of
these synthetic marijuana users resort to trying this «legal,» but more dangerous version of marijuana in order to avoid possible arrest, detection on drug screenings, or the stigma associated with being an illicit drug user.
Researchers also found that
synthetic marijuana users were two - and - a-half times more likely to develop drug dependence than those who used other drugs (but not alcohol).
Not exact matches
Many
users of legal highs — in the US, UK and elsewhere — have become very sick, sometimes even brain damaged, due to smoking the
synthetic marijuana.
«Army drug
users twice as likely to use
synthetic marijuana as regular
marijuana.»
Although we were unable to determine whether use of natural
marijuana tended to occur before
synthetic marijuana, results do suggest that it is mainly
marijuana users who are at greatest risk for use.»
«Our main finding was that very few never -
users of natural
marijuana have ever tried
synthetic marijuana,» said Dr. Palamar.
What's more,
synthetic marijuana — referred to by a number of names including Spice, K - 2, Moon Rocks, and more — relies on a mixture of manmade chemicals sprayed onto miscellaneous dried plants and herbs and often incites erratic behavior in
users.