2 Case Reports Intoxication from Smoking “Spice”

Volume 2 - Issue 2

N A Aliyev¹* and Z N Aliyev²

Received: December 01, 2018;   Published: December 06, 2018;

DOI: 10.32474/OJNBD.2018.02.000131

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Abstract

“Spice” refers to herbal compounds sold as frankincense and a legal alternative to marijuana. Product descriptions suggest that such compounds produce an effect similar to that of tetrahydrocannabinol, the active ingredient in marijuana. Studies have shown that many spice products are sprayed with synthetic cannabinoids, the actual substances responsible for intoxication [1] It is known that Synthetic cannabinoids are part of a group of drugs called new psychoactive substances. New psychoactive are unregulated mind-altering substances that have become newly available on the market and are intended to produce the same effects as illegal drugs. Some of these substances may have been around for years but have reentered the market in altered chemical forms, or due to renewed popularity [2].

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