Thefts, attacks, intense violence, paranoia, murder and suicide—could all of these be at the hands of synthetic drugs? Products like K2, Spice and Bath Salts have been available to our youth for years, yet now their destructive effects are coming to a head with mass media attention. The national war on drugs has a new and very dangerous battle to add to an already overwhelming list. Undoubtedly, synthetic drug use by young adults on the rise means more lives lost until the problem is gotten under control.
Synthetic Drugs In The News
As one could expect, the continued use on a national level of addictive and potentially fatal drugs has brought increased attention to the matter. Trying doing a simple Google News search for “synthetic drugs,” and you will pull over 8,000 stories. This fact simply highlights that synthetic drugs have become a massive issue of public health and concern.
In Tennessee, a mother was attacked by her own daughter—a 17 year old who took synthetic marijuana and reported intense hallucinations after using the drug. An Iowan teenager committed suicide after using synthetic marijuana. And perhaps the most gruesome of all was the infamous Florida man who, upon taking Bath Salts, attacked another man and began performing most disturbing cannibalistic behavior on him. There are literally hundreds of these kinds of stories and countless other reports of aggression, suicidal behaviors, kidney failure, seizures, etc.
Some marijuana legalists are taking this opportunity to blame the illegality of marijuana for the vast tragedy seen in the wake of synthetic drugs. In response, many feel this is an inappropriate platform from which to promote cannabis legality, since it is dependency and abuse of all drugs that we are fighting.
Availability Nationwide
Presently there are about 40 states that have outlawed K2/Spice and Bath Salts, yet manufacturers avert these bans by exploiting loopholes in packaging and ingredients. For this reason, it is hard to say exactly what degree of regulation and control we have over these substances. However, we do know that synthetic drugs are widely available and easily found on the Internet—try it yourself. You will find a distributor in seconds.
In Tennessee, for example, synthetic marijuana is illegal. However, manufacturers wise up quickly and replace one ingredient for something else. This makes the problem even worse. As a result, we have almost no prediction on what these drugs contain or what effects they will produce.
Frustratingly, makers of K2/Spice and Bath Salts avoid FDA and legal scrutiny by labeling the package with this powerful little line: “Not For Human Consumption.” The products are easily spotted, however, despite the ambiguous product information—one quick glance and you can easily discern that the product is for human ingestion, not for use in a bath tub. Unfortunately, labeling it as such maintains storekeepers’ rights to continue selling the drugs.
Get Educated And Stay Aware
With synthetic drug use by young adults on the rise, it is extremely important for all parents and community leaders to become educated, aware and active in supporting lawmakers whose intention it is to remove these lethal substances from the streets. Doing so can and will save lives.
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