Inpatient Drug Rehab Centers Are Seeing a New Designer Drug
Lately a new drug has hit the street that is eluding federal and state drug laws.
This drug is called "spice" and is being marketed as a legal alternative to marijuana.
Until about a year ago, police had never even heard of this drug.
Now, however, hospitals are admitting patients who have had seizures and hallucinations from taking the drug.
None of the ingredients in this drug are against the law so nothing can be done within the law to stop its use and circulation.
Finally, on November 24th of 2010, the DEA employed emergency procedures to prohibit the five main ingredients to making "spice.
"These measures are in effect for one year, giving police the right to arrest anybody who has these ingredients in their possession.
Meanwhile, they are doing the best they can to find out the addictiveness and hazards of "spice" so that permanent laws can be put into place.
People who develop these synthetic drugs care nothing about the individuals they may harm by doing so.
There's no tests to determine potential harm to someone who uses the drug.
If they can promise a high similar to something a drug user already knows about and they can also claim it's legal, these manufacturers can really make a killing.
Under this pretext, manufacturers make the new drug seem safe and lure many unsuspecting people into purchasing it and abusing it.
Illicit drug production and distribution is a massive business, which is why it's simple to see that people are continually seeking out new methods of making money from it.
In 1966, the amount of Americans using illegal drugs was around 13 million; as of 2009, that figure has almost doubled to 22 million.
There are 16 million regular users of marijuana in America today.
This means that somebody who endorses an inexpensive, "legal" substitute to marijuana has millions of possible customers.
"Spice", which is also known as "K2," "Blaze" and "Red X Dawn," has been peddled on the internet, through retail merchants and at "head shops.
"The packaging may or may not list the actual contents, which means that most users would have absolutely no knowledge of what they are taking! Now that the DEA is involved, the sale of "spice" will likely go underground.
Parents and friends of potential abusers need to become aware of "spice" abuse.
If it is revealed that somebody near to you is abusing this drug, try to find help immediately.
A drug like "spice" can quickly lead to abuse of more dangerous narcotics and health problems.
Drug education is a worldwide effort that concentrates on stopping drug abuse and addiction before it begins.
With assistance from community and government groups' inpatient drug rehab centers have been teaching kids about the threat of drugs and it is hoped that drug addiction can be eliminated from our world completely.
If you think that somebody close to you is trying drugs or addicted to drugs, contact a drug rehab facility.
Drug rehab facilities have been saving lives for the past half-decade and continue to help individuals overcome drugs addiction and alcoholism.
This drug is called "spice" and is being marketed as a legal alternative to marijuana.
Until about a year ago, police had never even heard of this drug.
Now, however, hospitals are admitting patients who have had seizures and hallucinations from taking the drug.
None of the ingredients in this drug are against the law so nothing can be done within the law to stop its use and circulation.
Finally, on November 24th of 2010, the DEA employed emergency procedures to prohibit the five main ingredients to making "spice.
"These measures are in effect for one year, giving police the right to arrest anybody who has these ingredients in their possession.
Meanwhile, they are doing the best they can to find out the addictiveness and hazards of "spice" so that permanent laws can be put into place.
People who develop these synthetic drugs care nothing about the individuals they may harm by doing so.
There's no tests to determine potential harm to someone who uses the drug.
If they can promise a high similar to something a drug user already knows about and they can also claim it's legal, these manufacturers can really make a killing.
Under this pretext, manufacturers make the new drug seem safe and lure many unsuspecting people into purchasing it and abusing it.
Illicit drug production and distribution is a massive business, which is why it's simple to see that people are continually seeking out new methods of making money from it.
In 1966, the amount of Americans using illegal drugs was around 13 million; as of 2009, that figure has almost doubled to 22 million.
There are 16 million regular users of marijuana in America today.
This means that somebody who endorses an inexpensive, "legal" substitute to marijuana has millions of possible customers.
"Spice", which is also known as "K2," "Blaze" and "Red X Dawn," has been peddled on the internet, through retail merchants and at "head shops.
"The packaging may or may not list the actual contents, which means that most users would have absolutely no knowledge of what they are taking! Now that the DEA is involved, the sale of "spice" will likely go underground.
Parents and friends of potential abusers need to become aware of "spice" abuse.
If it is revealed that somebody near to you is abusing this drug, try to find help immediately.
A drug like "spice" can quickly lead to abuse of more dangerous narcotics and health problems.
Drug education is a worldwide effort that concentrates on stopping drug abuse and addiction before it begins.
With assistance from community and government groups' inpatient drug rehab centers have been teaching kids about the threat of drugs and it is hoped that drug addiction can be eliminated from our world completely.
If you think that somebody close to you is trying drugs or addicted to drugs, contact a drug rehab facility.
Drug rehab facilities have been saving lives for the past half-decade and continue to help individuals overcome drugs addiction and alcoholism.
