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Bookmark or Share- Cannabis (Marijuana) | National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA)Synthetic cannabinoids, which are lab-made substances that are chemically similar to compounds found in the cannabis plant, can produce serious negative health effects. 10 These products, which are also known as Spice or K2, may have a much higher concentration of THC and can be much more powerful.
- Vaping, Marijuana, and Other Drugs | National Institute on Drug AbuseCannabis (Marijuana) Hearing on Cannabis Policies for the New Decade – Read Dr. Volkow’s congressional testimony on the adverse health effects of cannabis, current NIH efforts to research the risks and benefits of cannabis use, and its potential for therapeutic purposes. Tobacco, marijuana, and pregnancy
- Synthetic Cathinones ("Bath Salts") - National Institute on Drug Abuse ...Synthetic cathinones are a class of lab-made stimulants chemically related to substances found in the khat plant. Khat is a shrub grown in East Africa and southern Arabia that some people consume for its stimulant effects. Illicit synthetic cathinones are more commonly known as “bath salts.”
- Mind Matters: Teacher's Guide | National Institute on Drug AbuseSynthetic cannabinoids are sometimes misleadingly called “synthetic marijuana” (or “fake weed”), and are often marketed as safe, legal alternatives to that drug. In fact, they are not safe and may have a more powerful impact on the brain with unpredictable effects and in some cases, can be dangerous and even life-threatening.
- Commonly Used Drugs Charts | National Institute on Drug AbuseSynthetic Cannabinoids (K2/Spice) A wide variety of herbal mixtures containing man-made cannabinoid chemicals related to THC in marijuana but often much stronger and more dangerous. Sometimes misleadingly called “synthetic marijuana” and marketed as a “natural,” "safe," legal alternative to marijuana.
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