Austin’s Increased Hospitalizations from Synthetic Marijuana
A wave of hospitalizations has hit several counties in Texas as the use of synthetic marijuana has increased in the last few months. Synthetic marijuana is an artificial combination of various herbs and chemicals, some of them dangerous, to create a drug with a similar effect to naturally grown marijuana.
Officials say that they have found some variations that have rat poison as well as oils. The increased use of synthetic marijuana, also referred to as K2 or spice, is attributed to its highly addictive nature, easy access, the perception that it is as natural as real marijuana and the difficulty in detecting it during drug tests. It’s colorful packaging also helps attract its young users.… Read the rest
